1. Social Media and People with
Developmental Disability
Professor Susan Balandin @suebalandin
susan.balandin@deakin.edu.au
Associate Professor Bronwyn Hemsley @bronwynhemsley
bronwyn.hemsley@newcastle.edu.au
IASSIDD Americas
Workshop on 20th May 2015, Hawaii, 1pm-4.30pm
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4. Outline: Part I
• 1.00pm Introductions + Social Media Story (Map).
Introduce the platforms (Twitter + Second Life).
• 1.15pm Introduction to ‘Social Networks’
• 1.30pm Second Life (Sue)
• 1.45pm Twitter (Bronwyn)
• 2.00pm Advantages and disadvantages of these
for people with Intellectual & Developmental
Disability (Barriers/Facilitators).
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5. • 2.15pm Tweetorial – tweeting in Session
• 2.45pm Afternoon Tea (Network and discover
handles)
• 3.15pm Basic skills to access Twitter and Second Life
o Who may be able to use Social media such as Twitter and Second Life?
o How to support a person with a disability to access these media and to
participate in online forums?
o A reference list and ‘cheat sheet’ to use these two social media.
• 4.00pm Overview of resources and research
• 4.15pm Questions & Answers on networks
• 4.30pm Close
Outline: Part II
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