It
has been almost a year since we started using social media more
steadily to communicate with the North Country disability community, and
with the broader network of disability rights organizations around the
country. Now is probably a good time for an update on what we are doing
and what you'll find in NCCI's social media. Click the links to check
out these sites:
A
visit to NCCI's website is probably the simplest way to connect with
our other social media networks. From here you can easily get to our
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube accounts. The website itself
also provides a good overview of NCCI's mission, services, staff, board
of directors, and advocacy activities. There's also an online
Calendar, and of course the
NCCI Blog, which presents new information and
action alerts at least once a week. Start here, and make the website a
"Favorite" so it's easy to come back!
We
add new posts daily, usually two disability-related articles or NCCI
news items, plus some selected shares from other related Facebook pages.
Our content is curated for quality and focus over quantity. You may not
enjoy or agree with every item posted, but you can trust that it has
been selected with care, for specific reasons related to disability
issues and NCCI’s mission.
We
"tweet" the same items we post on Facebook, and also retweet selected
items from other Twitter users. As with Facebook, content is carefully
selected, and free of unrelated junk. Twitter is an especially active
place for disability conversations. There is a growing number of unique
disability groups and discussions going on exclusively on Twitter. Most
disability organizations and disability rights leaders and thinkers use
Twitter every day to explore disability issues. Twitter is also widely
used by elected officials, (with varying quality and effectiveness of
course), and by journalists. This makes Twitter a powerful meeting place
where disability movements and organizations can raise our issues to
the attention of traditional media and politicians.
There’s
not much to look at yet, but we are making an effort to share more
photos of NCCI activities. In the near future, we might also explore
ways for the local disability community to share their own photos.
We
have an NCCI introductory video posted, and a playlist of
disability-related videos from other sources. We’ll soon be posting more
videos profiling NCCI staff and programs.
