A WORKSHOP ON HOW TO BEAN AWESOME DISABILITYADVOCATE ONLINE.

CARLYFINDLAY

AUTHOR, SPEAKER AND ACTIVIST

This special event is open to all members ofVCOSS and the Empowered Lives campaign.

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Empowered Lives brings together people with disability, advocates, and organisations across the disability community.

Our vision is for an inclusive Victoria where peoplewith disability have the same opportunities as everybody else.

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What’s in it for me?

• Learn things

• Keep up with the news

• Make friends

• Make business connections

• Different opinions

• Get outside your bubble

• Chat about TV shows

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Choose one or two platforms and do them well. • A public Facebook page

• Twitter

• Instagram

• LinkedIn

• YouTube

• A podcast

• A blog

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Your why?

• What are your values?

• What are your messages?

• What are your goals?

• Develop an audience

• Connect with the sector

• Connect with the disability community

• Advocacy and activism

• Build a community

• Share information and knowledge

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Set up your account/s• Write a bio

• Take a pic

• Familiarise yourself with your employer’s social media policy

• If you are using social media to post about work related things, let them know about potential conflict of interest

• If you are using social media to post your brunch photos, tell me (I’m always hungry!)

• Plan your first posts

• Follow interesting people

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How often should you post?• How much time do you have - to create content, to

respond to comments/tweets, and to connect with others?

• Draw up a simple grid. That’s the beginning of a simple strategy.

• If you have lots of time, post more than once a day. (I sometimes use commute time to schedule posts for week.)

Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun

Your own content

Share content -news article

Reply to comments

Your own content

Share content -blog or podcast

Something fun Rest day

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Be generous. Reply to comments and tweets when you can, even if it’s just a like. Share others’ work more than you share your own.And say thank you when people share yours.

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Don’t say anything “privately” that you don’t want made public

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Be consistent - with your posting, values, timing.

(But it’s ok to change your mind or mix it up! And own it and apologise when you make a mistake.)

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Make your social media accessible • Describe your images • Caption your videos • Provide transcripts • You never know who your audience is!https://carlyfindlay.com.au/2018/05/14/whats-with-the-image-descriptions-on-my-social-media-posts/

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Selfies don’t always equal vanity. They’re also about visibility and representation.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzl68h-gfXB/?utm_source=ig_web_button_native_share

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https://brightthemag.com/i-am-more-than-my-face-disfigurement-discrimination-social-change-cb976445dc0c

Ariel Henley#Em

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El Gibbs#Em

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https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/podcast/

Alice Wong#Em

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https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1109488474468446208?s=21

Imani Barbarin#Em

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https://throughmyeyesclaudia.com/2019/03/08/never-felt-so-all-alone/

Claudia Forsberg

https://throughmyeyesclaudia.com/2019/03/31/blog-post-with-a-twist/

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https://kaitlynplyley.com/category/just-a-spoonful-podcast/

Kaitlyn Plyley#Em

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“If you can’t see it, create it.”

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpk5vjpHWyw/?utm_source=ig_share_=9025mxn1p22dsheet&igshid

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https://www.facebook.com/438212606558543/posts/776986062681194?sfns=mo

Briana and Bella –Accessible Brisbane

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https://twitter.com/mscurlypops/status/1109200348453855232?s=21

Camille Condon#Em

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Engaging with disabled people online • Listen • Amplify voices • Don’t play devils advocate • Be great allies • Know your privilege • Don’t expect emotional labour

from us

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So you’ve been trolled

• Ignore them• Block them• Out them• Tell the eSafety Commissioner (esafety.gov.au)• Tell the police

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Thanks!CarlyFindlay.com.au

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