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Insights into understanding the ways that youth can use social networking and web based resources to help them make sense of their own disability and how they communicate to people around them.
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Perspectives On Perspectives On Social NetworkingSocial Networking
Providing Information For Providing Information For Youth To Use, EverydayYouth To Use, Everyday
An OverviewAn Overview
About MeAbout Me About MCILAbout MCIL Making Connections with YouthMaking Connections with Youth Expanding in New DirectionsExpanding in New Directions Closing ThoughtsClosing Thoughts
Working with people with Working with people with disabilities in fulfilling their disabilities in fulfilling their
desire to lead productive self-desire to lead productive self-determined lives. determined lives.
MCIL FactsMCIL Facts Advocacy-based, information centerAdvocacy-based, information center
Any disability, any ageAny disability, any age
Minimal Paper PushingMinimal Paper Pushing
Consumer control = IL PhilosophyConsumer control = IL Philosophy
All information is available @All information is available @
www.mcil-mn.orgwww.mcil-mn.org
No housing on-site… but much moreNo housing on-site… but much more
Core ServicesCore Services
Information, Referral Information, Referral & Assistance & Assistance
Individual & Systems Individual & Systems AdvocacyAdvocacy
Independent Living Independent Living SkillsSkills
Peer Mentor ProgramPeer Mentor Program
Additional ServicesAdditional Services Transition ProgramTransition Program
Ramp ProgramRamp Program
Personal Assistant Personal Assistant ServicesServices
Relocation ServicesRelocation Services
Support GroupsSupport Groups
Technology LabTechnology Lab
Community Community WorkshopsWorkshops
Youth Transition ProgramYouth Transition Program
Information & Information & ReferralReferral
IEP AssistanceIEP Assistance Individual Student Individual Student
Services—ILP 1:1Services—ILP 1:1 Technology & Technology &
Transition TrainingTransition Training Online Discussion Online Discussion
ForumForum
Social Networking Social Networking InvestigatedInvestigated
What can we offer?What can we offer? What do we know?What do we know?
Who will young people listen to?Who will young people listen to? How can community be built?How can community be built?
How can we get them to be active?How can we get them to be active?
Capturing Youth InterestCapturing Youth Interest
What do you do for fun?What do you do for fun? Who is there with you?Who is there with you? How do you participate within your How do you participate within your
community?community? What are your goals in the next few What are your goals in the next few
years?years? What are steps you are taking now to What are steps you are taking now to
complete those goals?complete those goals?
Events Geared toward YouthEvents Geared toward Youth
Opening our doorsOpening our doors People are aware of what we offerPeople are aware of what we offer Getting the people there consistentlyGetting the people there consistently Names MatterNames Matter
What About Peer MentoringWhat About Peer Mentoring Mentors share Mentors share
– time, skills, experience, time, skills, experience, knowledge and knowledge and resources with a mentee resources with a mentee who wishes to gain skills, who wishes to gain skills, info or learn techniques info or learn techniques to navigate barriers in to navigate barriers in his/her life in order to his/her life in order to live more independently. live more independently.
A “team” is created A “team” is created when mentor's skills when mentor's skills match a mentee’s goal match a mentee’s goal (s). (s).
The two individuals The two individuals work together to work together to accomplish the accomplish the mentee’s specific mentee’s specific goals. goals.
What does a team work What does a team work on?on?
personal growth/self personal growth/self help help
social recreation social recreation education education
training/technology training/technology transportation/mobility transportation/mobility finances/benefits finances/benefits communication/social communication/social
skills skills consumer/legal rights consumer/legal rights daily living/housing daily living/housing employment employment health care/nutrition health care/nutrition
Transition Focused Transition Focused OutreachOutreach
Taking Information To ThemTaking Information To Them Off-site Advocacy TrainingOff-site Advocacy Training
– Online Forum Presentation, Disability Online Forum Presentation, Disability Disclosure, What is Transition, Using Your IEP, Disclosure, What is Transition, Using Your IEP, College Bound Decisions, Breaking Down Self-College Bound Decisions, Breaking Down Self-Advocacy, Using Soft Skills, etc.Advocacy, Using Soft Skills, etc.
– Tell Us and We Can Create A Presentation Your Tell Us and We Can Create A Presentation Your NeedNeed
The Web Based ForumThe Web Based Forum
A web based place where people can A web based place where people can come to talk about transition related come to talk about transition related issuesissues
Access to resources and questions in Access to resources and questions in an informative attempt to solve an informative attempt to solve problems and influence people problems and influence people
Getting people involved in their Getting people involved in their education, and their community, and education, and their community, and their lives. their lives.
Virtual IL ServicesVirtual IL Services
IL philosophy remainsIL philosophy remains More accessible approachMore accessible approach Allows consumers to gather info & Allows consumers to gather info &
“act” on their own“act” on their own Practiced in Arizona @ CyberCilPracticed in Arizona @ CyberCil
Initial Forum IdeasInitial Forum Ideas
What is Transition?What is Transition? How do I get How do I get
started?started? What’s the What’s the
timeline?timeline? What are my big What are my big
issues in issues in transition?transition?
Does transition take Does transition take place at different place at different times for different times for different people?people?
How many role How many role models do I have models do I have that have been that have been through transition?through transition?
Are the new things Are the new things in transition that I in transition that I should know about?should know about?
Forum Activity TodayForum Activity Today
92 Topics with 380 Postings!92 Topics with 380 Postings! Topics contain polls, video links and Topics contain polls, video links and
amazing dialogue!amazing dialogue! A commitment to this has shown A commitment to this has shown
people helping other people! people helping other people! Overall Website User numbers equal Overall Website User numbers equal
350!350!
DemonstrationDemonstration
Getting there: Getting there: www.mcil-mn.orgwww.mcil-mn.org Click on the FORUM tabClick on the FORUM tab Click on the Categories tabClick on the Categories tab Browse what you are interested inBrowse what you are interested in Register yourself!Register yourself!
Top 5 Posts to Date:Top 5 Posts to Date:
1.1. Finding Employment: 2966 ViewsFinding Employment: 2966 Views
2.2. Recreation and Leisure: 2943 ViewsRecreation and Leisure: 2943 Views
3.3. Disability Awareness: 2416 ViewsDisability Awareness: 2416 Views
4.4. Talking About Relationships: 1612 ViewsTalking About Relationships: 1612 Views
5.5. Barriers and Strategies to Self-Advocacy: Barriers and Strategies to Self-Advocacy: 1491 Views1491 Views
Posts On The RisePosts On The Rise
What is a Mentor?: 1070 ViewsWhat is a Mentor?: 1070 Views Social Website Issues: 597 ViewsSocial Website Issues: 597 Views Disability In Popular Culture: 1199 Disability In Popular Culture: 1199
ViewsViews Impact of Bullying Today: 777 ViewsImpact of Bullying Today: 777 Views
Other Online ToolsOther Online Tools
Virtual IL Services - Virtual IL Services - www.cybercil.com/www.cybercil.com/
ILRU - ILRU - http://http://ilru.orgilru.org// NYLN - NYLN - www.nyln.orgwww.nyln.org// With-tv - With-tv - www.withtv.typepad.comwww.withtv.typepad.com// C3 - C3 - www.c3online.org/www.c3online.org/ Youtube - Youtube - www.youtube.comwww.youtube.com
Where Are We Going?Where Are We Going?
Video Capability?Video Capability? Better Ways to Track UsageBetter Ways to Track Usage More Presentations on How to Use It More Presentations on How to Use It
around the State and Metro!around the State and Metro! Collaborating with other CILS to Collaborating with other CILS to
increase the flow of information!increase the flow of information!
Closing ThoughtsClosing Thoughts
Make a connection with them firstMake a connection with them first Inquire about themInquire about them Remember they ListenRemember they Listen Planting Seeds is our rolePlanting Seeds is our role Be there when they askBe there when they ask Provide useful informationProvide useful information
How about from You?How about from You?
Questions & Comments….Questions & Comments….
Scathing Rebuttal…..Scathing Rebuttal…..
Contact Us…Contact Us…
Metropolitan Center for Independent LivingMetropolitan Center for Independent Living
1600 University Ave. W. #161600 University Ave. W. #16
St. Paul, MN 55104St. Paul, MN 55104
651-646-8342651-646-8342
651-603-2001 – TTY651-603-2001 – TTY
651-603-2006 – Fax651-603-2006 – Fax
Nick Wilkie ~ Transition Specialist, Nick Wilkie ~ Transition Specialist,
[email protected]@mcil-mn.org or 651.603.2018 or 651.603.2018
www.mcil-mn.orgwww.mcil-mn.org
