Melissa -- I think this is one situation where Open Space would be much better for your needs. The reason is that with the WC structure people with disabilities will be arbitrarily assigned to tables where they may or may not have help. In Open Space where people go where they care to go -- they can bring the needed help along with them. Further there is no need for the facilitator (you) to keep track of needs and resources (Helpers/helpees) -- which would be an exhausting task that you will find difficult and/or impossible to do. I can understand why you are feeling a little overwhelmed. I would, and if you just open the space the people can do it all for themselves -- by helping each other.
Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland 20854 Phone 301-365-2093 Skype hhowen Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org Personal website www.ho-image.com OSLIST: To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Melllissa Norman Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 5:18 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: A disability question Hi everyone I hope you all are well. I have a question, it is related to World Cafe but I know many of you do both OS and World Cafe. In a few weeks I am running a world cafe event with quite a few disabilities deaf, blind, physical and learning disabilities as well as non disabled people, in one room for a day debating their needs for a website project. Am feeling that this could be a little bit of a challenge and wondered if anyone has done anything similar? We will have signers and am hoping that by talking through ideas, at the table, writing them down and viewing them at the end on the wall we are already covering different ways of taking in information but would love to hear of any tips and ideas that can help make this event successful. 1. Thank you all for reading :-) take care Mel Mellissa Norman www.media-sauce.org www.one-media.org > > > * > * > ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
