Community Guidelines
The purpose of the SELN hosting an online community is to support easy access to valuable resources and a central place for communication and collaboration amongst member states. With that in mind, we have drafted community guidelines to serve as a reference point for appropriate use and member behavior to ensure this is a safe place to explore new ideas and share challenges.
The SELN is a membership-based network of state intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) agencies committed to making changes in their service systems and improving integrated employment outcomes. Our vision for employment for people with IDD includes the following:
- Employment is a path to opportunity.
- Employment connects people.
- Employment means being a part of the community same as non-disabled peers.
- Employment means increased economic opportunities.
We are committed to ensuring our network and our online community are places for connection and non-judgmental problem-solving. The following guidelines will help us all to meet that goal.
Here are some ways you can engage on the SELN Hub:
Personalize your profile with pictures and information about yourself.
Making connections with your peers in other states can be less intimidating when you see a friendly face with a name in the online community. We meet in person once a year, so your profile is the best way in the meantime to share who you are and why you do this work.
Start discussions, ask questions, connect with peers in other states.
Share your knowledge, best practices or lessons learned that can bring value to others. We all learn more together. If you are curious how other states address a particular situation or issue, ask. Most likely someone else will learn from the responses too. Understanding what changes states are making to their systems and how they are meeting their communities where they are, including addressing challenges along the way is what most other state teams want to learn how to support their own systems through change.
Keep your own boundaries and respect your peers in the community
Please share what you know and are permitted to share within your purview. Do not share personal or private information without permission. Please respect other people’s privacy if they are unable to fully respond to a question about their state processes. Also, remember that member states differ greatly in geography, culture, demographics, needs, etc. These things can be important context to conversations. Be respectful and non-judgmental in seeking to understand perspectives that differ from your own. Sarcasm and jokes often don’t translate well digitally.
Reach out to us with concerns and feedback
This community is made up of professionals, so we don't anticipate issues. However, if you are concerned about any content posted, any user behavior, or any other misconduct that does not follow the community guidelines, please reach out to the community manager, Amy Huppi at Amy.Huppi@umb.edu. In your message be sure to let us know what content you are concerned about and why. The original poster will not be notified of who submitted the concern. The community manager and SELN national team will take appropriate and proportional action to address the misconduct up to and including removal from the community.
We want this to be the most engaging and useful community it can be. If you have ideas to improve the SELN Hub, let us know! Your feedback helps us improve.
We hope you enjoy the SELN Hub! We look forward to connecting with you!
By continuing to use the community you are acknowledging you understand and agree to abide by the community guidelines. If you have any questions, please contact the community manager, Amy Huppi at Amy.Huppi@umb.edu.
Please also read the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
