nTen PLUK Presentation

Are You Sending The Message We Don’t Need You?

Ending Segregation and Tapping the Power of Diversity Through Technology In Your Non-Profit

Presented by Region 5 Parent TA Center

PresentersBarbara Buswell

Jacey TramuttRoger Holt

Link to nTen Session Details Page

Who Are We?

o Barbara Buswello Jacey Tramutto Roger Holt

http://www.peakparent.org

http://www.pluk.org

Who are We? … Continued

http://region5ptac.org/

Who are You?

• Who is in the audience?• Who do you serve?

Link to nTen - Who are You? - Audience Input

John Hockenberry

"Disability teaches us that life can be reinvented. In fact, such an outlook is required." From: Moving Violations by John Hockenberry

Video Link: Around the Corner With John Hockenberry

Presentations Objective I• Understand why your non-profit will benefit

from employing people with disabilities as well as enable you to expand and more effectively serve your constituency

Presentations Objective II• Technology that can assist you

Presentations Objective III• How this way of thinking applies to other

diverse groups: -Gay

-Lesbian-Transgendered-Different Cultures-Etc…

Why People With Disabilities?• According to the U. S. Census Bureau, about

49.7 million Americans have a disability, which includes people of all ages. About two-thirds of these individuals have a severe disability.

http://www.dol.gov/ODEP/FAQS/people.htm

Why People With Disabilities?

We’re all just one banana peel away…The one minority group you can join anytime.

Why People With Disabilities• Diversity, Diversity, Diversity• People with disabilities are experienced at

creative problem solving, accepting and embracing differences in others, & learning to be experts at how systems work

Why People With Disabilities

• They also help us stay up to date with cutting edge technology

Think Beyond the Label PSA

Why People With Disabilities• Employer Benefits

Jessica Karjala Interview

National Network of ADA Centers Website

Utilizing Technology in the Workplace

• Different technologies can be used to support people with disabilities and to make your work place accessible and accepting

Utilizing Technology in the Workplace

• Low tech to high tech, utilizing the range

Utilizing Technology in the Workplace• See if you can identify low & high tech

strategies in the following examples

Melissa

YouTube Link: Melissa Kase Interview

Terry

YouTube Link: Terry Booth Interview

Shannon

YouTube Link: Shannon Payne Interview

Pair & Share

• What are a few ways you could include people with disabilities in your workplace and in your constituency?

Link to Google Moderator Pair & Share

Eric

http://www.transactiveonline.org

The Transgender Child, A Handbook for Families and Professionals

Family Acceptance Project, San Francisco University

YouTube Link: Eric Porter Interview

Other Diverse Groups- Pair & Share

• How might the principles and ideas we have shared for including people with disabilities in the workplace as well as your constituency also apply to other diverse groups?

• Gay/Lesbian Community• Transgendered Community• People from diverse cultures• People who speak different languages• Moms with young children• Add your own diverse group here

Sharing Group Ideas

• Share your ideas with the big group

In Conclusion

Benefits of a diverse staff and constituency:• More people have access to your services and

message• Acceptance & understanding of differences• Knowledge and confidence to implement

accommodations• Technology is a tool that supports and

facilitates diversity

In Conclusion

• What about this session intrigued you the most?

In Conclusion

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