KBTC
Ability Awareness
Started: 2022
- Currently active
- Created by our station
Station type: TV
In partnership with neurodivergent and disabled teens, KBTC created a series of accessible videos that address life skills needed for transitioning to the workplace and independent living. The tone, the speed, the approach, and the presentation all reflect a learning style accessible to the teens and allow them to develop their voices.
The teens assisted in producing social-emotional informed videos that are relevant to all youth while building an authentic representation of youth with disabilities in media.
This project reaches tweens and teens via...
- Directly engaging t(w)eens via activities, events, or programs
- Indirectly reaching t(w)eens via educators, PD, curriculum
- Media and/or educational content that is made by, with, or for t(w)eens
What topics does this project focus on?
Culture, society
Education
Identity, relationships
Life skills, career skills
Media literacy
Public media
*
Is this project considered part of the station's journalism work?
No
Departments involved:
Education
Engagement
Production (TV/Radio)
Partner organizations involved:
Federal Way School District (Employment Transition Program)
Employment Transition Program Scholars during recording sessions. Photos by Jeff Axtman
Employment Transition Program Scholars during recording sessions. Photos by Jeff Axtman
Employment Transition Program Scholars during recording sessions. Photos by Jeff Axtman
Media and/or educational content
Who is the primary audience of the content?
T(w)eens
Who creates the media content?
T(w)eens and adults (in collaboration)
*T(w)eens
Who decides the topic areas of the content?
Both youth and adults (in collaboration)
Where is the content shared?
Broadcast TV
Website
PBS Learning Media
Facebook
TikTok
Instagram
YouTube
Directly engaging tweens and teens in local programming
In this project...
We partner with our *local school district(s)* to host programming
Contact time between youth participants and station staff:
3-10 hours
Contact time between youth participants and partner orgs:
3-10 hours
Indirectly engaging youth via educators, professional development, or curriculum
This project indirectly engages youth by partnering with...
Schools
Does this project train educators or run a professional development program?
Yes
Does this project create curricula or educational resources for educators to use?
Yes