{"id":186740,"date":"2016-05-07T04:27:25","date_gmt":"2016-05-07T11:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?p=186740"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:22:13","slug":"disability-advocacy-and-twitter-why-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2016\/05\/07\/disability-advocacy-and-twitter-why-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Disability Advocacy and Twitter: Why Use it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disability Advocacy and Twitter: Why Use it?<\/b><\/h2>\n

This article is aimed at youth with disabilities who will be attending the <\/span>My Future, My Vote Summit <\/strong><\/a>organized by Yo! Disabled and Proud<\/a> and the\u00a0California Foundation for Independent Living Centers<\/a>\u00a0on May 25, 2016, Sacramento, CA. Alice Wong, Gregg Beratan, and Andrew Pulrang will be giving a presentation about\u00a0#CripTheVote and a portion of our talk will focus on usage of social media.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other folks who are curious about Twitter and disability advocacy may be interested as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

Introduction<\/b><\/h2>\n

#CripTheVote is an online campaign that uses Twitter to have conversations about voting and disability issues. We also have <\/span>blog posts<\/span><\/a> and a <\/span>Facebook group<\/span><\/a> where we publish information about our upcoming events and news. <\/span><\/p>\n

Social media<\/span><\/a> is term that\u2019s used a lot–you might hear about Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram as examples. Broadly speaking, social media are websites or apps that allow users to post information (text, photos, audio) and share it to the public or within a specific network of friends\/colleagues. <\/span><\/p>\n

This article will give a describe the pros and cons of using a social media platform such as Twitter and how to get started for first-time users.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Proud to live in @WhipHoyer<\/a> district #a11y<\/a> #CripTheVote<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/KQbfnWfos3<\/a><\/p>\n

— Derek Shields (@derekshieldsPMP) April 26, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n