[nabs-l] Facilitation tips

[Darian]

I have led a few discussions as a facilitator, and you will find that many blind folks do that with minimal modifications and a little bit of effort.

If I am leading a discussion or I am in a group where facilitation is taking place, I ask that instead of iContact or raising of hands, that people might say their name in order to be recognized.  I tell people that as a facilitator I want to make sure that everyone's voices heard and this helps me to do so. If I am not facilitating, but a part of the group I will ask that they do this as it will allow me to share equally with The group. 
Sometimes it takes a little getting used to for everyone, but eventually people get it.
On my student council the practice of saying one's name has been picked up and is still used even after I know longer sit on it
  Sometimes, council members would raise their hands and state the name. It's a little repetitive, but I guess since old habits die hard, why stop people from doing that, so long as they adhere to the auditory accommodation.

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> On Feb 13, 2014, at 9:39 PM, minh ha <minh.ha927 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I am in a student organization called FACES, which promotes and
> fosters healthy dialogue on my campus regarding issues of race and
> privilege. Recently, we began hosting book groups for students to read
> books on subjects of race and I am acting as a facilitator along with
> one other member. Anyway, the first meeting was tonight and I found it
> extremely hard to capture the attention of the students in my group.
> When they had something to say, they would either raise their hand or
> make eye contact with my co-facilitator for him to give them the ok to
> talk. It was super frustrating for me because I felt like I wasn't
> helping leading the discussion at all, instead just acting as a
> participant. Have you guys lead discussions of this nature before and
> what tips did you use to help you be a better facilitator? Any
> suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Cheers,
> Minh
> 
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