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The Kidsquest Museum in Bellevue, WA has a great track record in employing
people with
intellectual disabilities and in serving families with children on the
autism spectrum if you
are looking to include that perspective.

One tip on the format--if you only have room for 4 panelists you might be
better off with
4 examples of strong programs to emulate and let those panelists speak to
the question of
how they got started. You could bring in the perspective of
institutions just starting out by building in audience participation.

On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Eric Siegel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> Please consider including disabilities among the "diversities" being
> discussed.
>
> Eric Siegel
>
> On Dec 19, 2012, at 12:22 PM, Jennifer Jenkins <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > Hi all,
> >
> > We still need your help!  Let me know if any of you are interested in
> > helping develop session ideas or helping with a current idea being thrown
> > around in this most recent communication ("nuts and bolts" of Diversity
> and
> > Inclusion).  Here is the following information from a few of us who have
> > started a conversation about a Diversity and Inclusion session for ASTC
> > 2013.
> >
> > --possible panel that presents D & I from various view points, ie -
> > leadership; implementation; development; the field, guest relations, etc.
> > --panel presentation is more suited to this subject matter. Especially
> > given some of the sensitive material that tends to come from these
> > discussions. The idea of diversity is very important to ASTC and the
> member
> > museums, but implementation and the reality of it is far more complicated
> > than the platitudes that are usually thrown around. A great session would
> > involve a panel of people that are from both large and small museums, and
> > museums that have a well developed plan for D&I and museums that are just
> > starting out. Basically the session would be a "how to" or "nuts and
> bolts"
> > presentation on implementation and continuing diversity and inclusion
> > initiatives.
> > --idea of diversity across the institution and a "nuts and bolts" session
> > --Another idea (and maybe it's overlapping?) is to have a working session
> > for museums with a diversity task force/committee/work group or wanting
> to
> > start one.
> > --A session may also benefit from emulating Rap Sessions. During ASTC
> 2011
> > there was a session that Don from New Jersey Academy of Aquatic Sciences
> > hosted (think he was the primary on that session) learning that other
> youth
> > programs were using Rap Sessions with great success. Rap Sessions are
> > basically conversation opportunities where a topic is chosen by the
> > facilitator.
> >
> > I know this subject is important to many of you and I feel we have the
> > resources to develop a great session for 2013!  Please join the
> > conversation at ASTC Connect, Diversity Community of Practice!
> >
> >
> >
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> > 812-337-1337 ext.25
> > WonderLab Museum of Science, Health and Technology
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