Conversations That Matter:Social Networking for

Students with Disabilities

Ryan SquireJanuary 26, 2010

Social Media•Social Media is the democratization of information, transforming people fromcontent readers into publishers. It is the shift from a broadcast mechanism, one to-many, to a many-to-many model, rooted in conversations between authors, people, and peers.”-Brian Solis

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http://www.briansolis.com/2010/01/defining-social-media-the-saga-continues/

The Challenge•Poor Social Networks•Isolation•Physical Limitations•Misperceptions

The Reality•Equally Dependable•Equally Productive•Less Absent

Source: Du Pont (1993). Equal to the Task II: 1990 Du Pont Survey of Employment of People with Disabilities. Wilmington: Du Pont de Nemours and Company

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcNTvGcRde4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcNTvGcRde4

Social Media•Social Media is the democratization of information, transforming people fromcontent readers into publishers. It is the shift from a broadcast mechanism, one to-many, to a many-to-many model, rooted in conversations between authors, people, and peers.”-Brian Solis

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http://www.briansolis.com/2010/01/defining-social-media-the-saga-continues/

Social Media•Social Networks are public spaces

•People engage publicly by collaborating to create a shared desired outcome*

•Relationships drive collaboration

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*Collaboration Imperative http://go.osu.edu/rubelethics

Social MediaPrivacy and ReputationTruth and HonestySecuritySafetySpamAccessInclusiveSeeks to educate

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Jobvite Social Recruiting Report

• 83% will recruit in social networks this year• 46% will spend more on social recruiting• 36% will spend less on job boards• 80% review social profiles

Source: http://recruiting.jobvite.com/resources/social-recruiting-survey.php

Source: http://recruiting.jobvite.com/resources/social-recruiting-survey.php

Source: http://recruiting.jobvite.com/resources/social-recruiting-survey.php