<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2">Jennifer--<BR>
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We also find that some in a group may be illiterate. I ask that convenors "make sure that a report is written," reminding them that they can ask for a volunteer, or the group can make the report together in the last few minutes of the session.<BR>
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At one OS, I knew that there were people on the park-maintenance crew who did not read or write. One woman sat on the sidelines for a long time with a paper in hand, and finally asked a friend to make the poster "because my writing is not too clear," she told me later. She asked a very thought-provoking question. And the director of the organization came to her session, and volunteered to take notes in the flipchart.<BR>
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As for writing on the floor, I've had repeated knee injuries. Getting down to the floor is not easy, and getting back up is not a pretty sight. Just in case someone else has the same problem, I usually put out a few pieces of cardboard (tablet backs) alongside the paper and pens, so participants can sit on a chair and do their writing on their laps if they so choose.<BR>
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Joelle</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"></FONT></HTML>
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