1. How to use blogs

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5. THE PURPOSE OF THIS WEBINAR How to Share

6. PRESENTERS Richard Chapman and Nancy Ward OCSS staff

7. POLL QUESTION #1 Has ?

8. POLL QUESTION #2 Did your ?

9. POLL QUESTION #3 Did your self advocacy ?

10. TIPS ON blogging

11. OCSS STATES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

12. STATE QUESTIONS What is your definition of blogging? Did your board receive any trainings on how to blogs? How did your members blog? How important are blogs? Did you have partners to help your self advocacy group? Who were they and how did they help? What did you learn about the issues of blogging?

13. ALABAMA COMMENTS

14. ARKANSAS COMMENTS

15. FLORIDA COMMENTS

16. GEORGIA COMMENTS

17. OKLAHOMA COMMENTS

18. NORTH CAROLINA COMMENTS

19. SOUTH CAROLINA COMMENTS

20. TENNESSEE COMMENTS

21. ANY QUESTIONS

22. DATES TO REMEMBER

23. 2 nd Video Blog (Vlog) Turn in your state plan Progress report of your State Plan Due August 31, 2014 Last payment for year 1 will be in September 8 2014

24. Next OCSS Webinars 3:30 p.m. EST 2:30 p.m. CST Webinar datesTopic September 23, 2014 How to Use Blogs

25. OCSS Next Meeting SABE 2014 Conference Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Saturday, October 11, 2014 1:00-4:00

26. THANK YOU! Regional Self Advocacy Technical Assistance Center Funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities