I am looking for helpers and for ideas. EASI provides Webinars on a variety of topics. Social media is so popular that we need to address it ........ ..... ....... ...... First I need to confess that I have deliberately tried to avoid social media and therefore am more ignorant than I should be. I still doubt that I'll ever become a fan. However, EASI (Equal Access to software and information) is dedicated to helping people, especially those who are not technical wizards about technology and accessibility. I admit that I have been proven wrong as I thought these things would be a short-lived fad and quickly fade away. I feel it is our responsibility to gather information on social media, what it is and how it works and especially how it can function for people with disabilities. So, here I am eating my words and planning to sponsor a 4-part series of Webinars. Being more or less ignorant, I am looking for people who know something and who are somewhat fans of these media. I approached Jennison Asuncion, Co-Director with the Adaptech Research Network, to take the lead in planning a series and in locating people who would be willing to help put on these Webinars. I am asking him to disseminate this plea for help and to take the helm in getting the project planned and started. I am picturing 4 hour-long Webinars starting about mid October and going into mid November ending before the US Thanksgiving. Next is which social media should we cover? Fortunately, I have a good friend, Dr. Denise Wood, from the University of Southern Australia who has jumped into Second Life working with various people and exploring ways to make this advanced technology more accessible for people with all disabilities. She has volunteered to do one of these Webinars which leaves us 3 others to decide on and plan. I assume we want to cover Twitter, Myspace, facebook, maybe Linkedin and blogs. I need advice. Can some of these be merged into a single presentation? Which ones would best fit together if we do that? Would we want to include youtube in the series or is it different enough to leave out? Would it merit a single Webinar of its own? Please interact with Jennison at [log in to unmask] Suggest format ideas. Volunteer for some part of the series. Norm Coombs CEO EASI Professor Emeritus RIT.