Digital+LIving+Supports

http://digitalliving.wikispaces.com/Digital+LIving+Supports

ASTE Presentation Outline - Supports in SL

__Digital Living Support Networks -- SL__ Participants in this session will learn more about the opportunities and communities available within the Multi User Virtual Environment (MUVE) Second Life (SL) for individuals with a wide variety of disabilities, physical and educational as well as health needs. Educational possibilities, personal supports and possible uses will be discussed.

Agenda: I. Overview. My desire and goal is to share this incredible world of fabulously genuine caring people from around the world who make such a difference for each other every day.

A Second Life on Second Life @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV52WRXm1Cg media type="youtube" key="UV52WRXm1Cg" height="340" width="421" align="center"

II. Gifts of Virtual Worlds: "Virtual Worlds in the Immersive Internet offer a true sense of community. They are great places to share good times, information, and resources." Virtual Guide Dog, www.virtualguidedog.com/

Disabled People in Second Life @http://widz.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/disabled-people-in-second-lifeniepelnosprawne-osoby-w-second-life/

III. Live, real time, visit with Gentle Heron, founder Virtual Ability Inc. and Perplexity Peccable, Emerging Technologies Librarian for the Health Sciences at the University of Michigan. She serves as the Community Manager for UM in Second Life, as well as having co-founded the SLHealthy wiki for collecting information about Second Life health groups, places and events, and the Healthcare Education inworld group for mentoring healthcare educators.

IV. Resources

//"Krueger said there are more than 70 groups on Second Life to support people with various disabilities or chronic conditions.//" http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2008/09/08/bisa0908.htm

SecondLife Disability and Health Resources @http://virtualability.org/sl_resources.aspx

Amputee Virtual Environment Support Space to Research and Establish Best Practices http://virtualability.org/press_releases.aspx

Frontline - Digital Nation - Virtual Worlds - @http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/virtual-worlds/health-healing/