Tech Unity Beyond the #SpecialNeeds Hashtag

Tech Unity Beyond the #SpecialNeeds Hashtag Jen Lee Reeves @jenleereeves Kate Canterbury @guavalicious @katecaterbury Robert Rummel-Hudson @rumhudspecialneedtech.com Tech Unity Beyond #SpecialNeeds #SXsn

Important NoteWe are speaking from the perspective of parents special needs kids and not as voices orrepresentatives of the special needs community.We hope that the ideas and topics we raise here can help the special needs community as a whole.specialneedtech.com Tech Unity Beyond #SpecialNeeds #SXsn

This is a brainstormBaseline assumptions: Special needscommunities are fractured. Also, parents don’tget the support they need offline. Technology isa pioneering tool for therapy. Can tech help?specialneedtech.com Tech Unity Beyond #SpecialNeeds #SXsn

Jen Lee Reeves• Mom Advocate bornjustright.com• Associate Professor Missouri School of Journalism• Interactive Director komu.comspecialneedtech.com Tech Unity Beyond #SpecialNeeds #SXsn

Mom Advocacy “Technology made me the special needs mom I am today”specialneedtech.com Tech Unity Beyond #SpecialNeeds #SXsn

Communities Replicating Communities• Social networking tools make it possible to build community…• So many different spaces fracture the communities• How can we connect/support each other?specialneedtech.com Tech Unity Beyond #SpecialNeeds #SXsn

Kate Canterbury• Advocate• Thinker• Mother• Friend• More at KateCanterbury.comspecialneedtech.com Tech Unity Beyond #SpecialNeeds #SXsn

Missions• Write honestly about parenting• Be a voice for invisible disabilities• Push the technological community to partner with the special needs community*I work, so I can support my hobby as a specialneeds advocate and “hyper-local” evangelist*specialneedtech.com Tech Unity Beyond #SpecialNeeds #SXsn

Parents Hacking Technology• Parents are hacking technology for therapy use• The next step: Getting the technology community to step up to support special needs• Let’s make technology legitimate: I want to deduct my iPadspecialneedtech.com Tech Unity Beyond #SpecialNeeds #SXsn

Robert Rummel-Hudson• Author, Schuyler’s Monster: A Father’s Journey with his Wordless Daughter (St. Martin’s Press 2008)• Parent Advocate, Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords (www.schuylersmonsterblog.com)specialneedtech.com Tech Unity Beyond #SpecialNeeds #SXsn

How It Startedspecialneedtech.com Tech Unity Beyond #SpecialNeeds #SXsn

Assistive Technology• Life changing for non-verbal kids• Not just speech prosthesis, language development• Prohibitive costs – Decisions away from parents – Funding is negogiatedspecialneedtech.com Tech Unity Beyond #SpecialNeeds #SXsn

Times Are Changing• iPod Touch and iPad• Parents and users in charge• Social media is a playerspecialneedtech.com Tech Unity Beyond #SpecialNeeds #SXsn

Brainstorm!specialneedtech.com Tech Unity Beyond #SpecialNeeds #SXsn

Let’s Keep Talking• Jen Lee Reeves @jenleereeves• Kate Canterbury @guavalicious, @katecanterbury• Robert Rummel-Hudson @rumhud specialneedtech.comspecialneedtech.com Tech Unity Beyond #SpecialNeeds #SXsn

http://www.bornjustright.com	820
http://newschallenge.tumblr.com	110
http://cultureondemand.com	47
http://www.twylah.com	22
http://lanyrd.com	6
http://boutofcontext.com	1

Tech Unity Beyond the #SpecialNeeds Hashtag

by Jen Reeves

Accessibility

Categories

Upload Details

Usage Rights

6 Embeds 1,006

Statistics

Tech Unity Beyond the #SpecialNeeds Hashtag Presentation Transcript