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- capturing the history of a community/organization
- helps with funding and outreach
- supports voices that are otherwise not heard within a community (due to disability, different approaches, etc.)
- engages people who might not otherwise be able to participate
- need to address the issues of: autonomy of voice; privacy/anonymity; access and authorship
Links shared during the meeting:
https://humanrights.ca/act/share-your-story
http://www.citizenshandbook.org/arnsteinsladder.html
https://lithgow-schmidt.dk/sherry-arnstein/ladder-of-citizen-participation.html