Social Media Advocacy Toolkit
Tennessee Disability Coalition

www.tndisability.org
@tndisability #MyTNLife #DDH2023

Let's Team Together on SOCIAL MEDIA

The easiest way to show your support for people with disabilities and to get your legislator's attention is to participate on social media.

SPREAD AWARENESS
by sharing content from disability thought leaders.

TAKE ACTION ON DISABILITY ISSUES
by commenting, tagging and direct messaging your local government and elected officials.

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES
by creating original posts about challenges (accessibility issues, confusing informational materials, etc) and tagging your representatives.
 
STAY ALERT
by following local disability groups that notify you to policy changes.

SPEAK UP!
by signing and sharing digital petitions in opposition or support of a piece of legislation.

PLUS
tag us @tndisability and we will share your posts!

The Basics on HASHTAGS

Including hashtags in your posts means that you are taking part in a conversation happening on social media. They make your posts visible to non-followers.


Do NOT use spaces, punctuation or symbols.

Do NOT string too many words together.
The best hashtags are short and memorable.


Use relevant and popular hashtags.
If it is too obscure, it will be hard to find.


Limit the number of hashtags you use.
More isn’t better.


Make sure your accounts are public.
Otherwise only your followers see your posts.

TOP DISABILITY HASHTAGS

#Disability #DisabilityRights #DisabilityAwareness #InvisibleDisability
 
#inclusion #DisabilityPride #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityBenefits

TOP POLITICAL HASHTAGS

#TNleg #TN
#CripTheVote #tenncare #medicare
 
#TNpol #TNpolitics #TNsenate #COVID19
#systemic

Leaders in State government to follow and tag

Governor Bill Lee
@GovBillLee

Lt. Governor Randy McNally
@ltgovmcnally

Speaker of the TN House of Representatives Cameron Sexton
@CSexton25
@cameronsextontn

Your LOCAL representatives work for you!
look them up and stay connected:
https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/Apps/fml2022/search.aspx

Advocacy Areas to follow & tag

PENNY SCHWINN
Commissioner, Department of Education
@TNedu
@TennesseeEducation
Commissioner.Schwinn@tn.gov

BRAD TURNER
Commissioner, Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
@BradTurnerDIDD
@tndidd
Brad.Turner@tn.gov

RALPH PERREY
Executive Director, Tennessee Housing Development
@TN_Housing_Dev
@TNHousing

BUTCH ELEY
Deputy Governor and Commissioner of Transportation 
@TDOTCommish
TDOT.Comments@tn.gov

TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
@TN DeptofHealth
tn.health@tn.gov

TRE HARGETT
Secretary of State
@sectrehargett
@TennesseeSecretaryofState
@tnsecofstate
Tre.Hargett@tn.gov

CLARENCE H. CARTER
Commissioner, Department of Human Services
@TNHumanServices
@tennesseedepartmentofhumanservices

BUREAU OF TENNCARE
@tenncarerep
@TennCare
Tenn.Care@tn.gov

DENIECE THOMAS
Commissioner, Labor and Workforce Development 
@DenieceThomas


Stickers & GIFS
The Tennessee Disability Coalition has created a GIPHY account with custom DDH gifs and stickers to add to your Facebook and Instagram Stories. 

Search GIPHY for "tndisability" or download and share from
https://giphy.com/tndisability

Social Posts for DDH 2023
Create your own social media post for Disability Day on the Hill! You can add text to our "My Tennessee Life" templates by using Canva or the Facebook app on your smartphone. If you would like some help filling out your graphic, fill out the form below, and we'll send you a completed one! 
Link to form: https://form.jotform.com/230405300120027

For templates and step-by-step instructions, go to... 
Link: www.tndisability.org/ddh-social-media