[Nfb-editors] Reaching this Generation through Social Newtorks

[Tina Hansen]

I know that the current generation is very much up on the social network sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Linked In. They also love to blog. I had a discussion with a good friend of mine last night, and this friend argues that we ought to use these new tools to communicate our messages.

I know that while some other states now have a blog, Facebook page or Twitter account, ours doesn't. My thinking is that if we were to create a blog, Facebook page or Twitter account, we could use that for podcasts, testimonials from members, and possibly our newsletter. Personally, I plan to make it a personal project this year to get over my fears and do something about this myself, possibly with some help from others in my affiliate.

If any of you have done this in your affiliate, I'd like to hear what you've done to make this happen. How do you ensure that blind and sighted visitors find the site both accessible and visually attractive. I know that I'm not that good with graphics, and much better with words, but I also recognize that our visual culture likes attractive graphics. If you've created a blog, what platform is the most accessible? If you've created a Facebook page, how did you go about it?

If you have any thoughts on this, I'd love to hear them. Thanks.