Thursday, September 10, 2009

National Youth Leadership Network to hold teleconference on blogs, social media Sept. 21

From The National Youth Leadership Network (NYLN), the National Voice for Young Leaders with Disabilities:

Independent Media 2.0 is NYLN's Teleconference on Blogs & Social Media. The teleconference will discuss the hype behind blogs, YouTube, twitter, podcasts and zines.

Join NYLN on Monday September 21st at 8 p.m. EST, for a teleconference and webcast on independent media. We will have national media experts talk about how they use free, accessible media tools to build community and advocate for people with disabilities.

Speakers include: Moya Bailey, Quirky Black Girls founder, Anita Cameron, ADAPT media maker, Cripchick, feminist blogger, Ari Ne'eman and Melanie Yergeau, organizers with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network.

Monday September 21 at:
8 pm EST
7 pm CST
6 pm MST
5 pm PST
4 pm Alaska
3 pm Hawaii

To sign up, visit www.nyln.org.