Membership Guidelines

Membership Guidelines Updated Jan 2012

We are a group of artists and sellers either with disabilities ourselves, or caregivers of disabled people in our private lives, who may use art and Etsy as "therapy" and our link to network with others. Create + Ability = Createability!

Our mission is to form partnerships for building our businesses, support each other, and encourage growth within the Etsy and artist community. We choose to take back control of the terms used around our various conditions, and hope to bring knowledge and awareness to those around us.

You must have some sort of disability or health problem that limits your daily activities in some way at least some of the time, or be a caregiver to such a person in your personal life (such as a child or spouse).

Where can you find out more about the Createability Team?
http://www.etsy.com/teams/5732/createability-team
http://www.createabilityteametsy.blogspot.com/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/createability/ 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Createability-Etsy-Team-Page/20­9574792466198
http://pinterest.com/atatteredcanvas/createability-etsy-team-b­oard/
http://twitter.com/Createability_T

All team members MUST participate in at least one Team Activity no less than once every 3 months. Here is a list of ways to participate:
• Main Chat thread for Team members only (changes monthly)
• Main Promotions Thread that is viewable to the Etsy and web public
• Monthly Check-in Thread, not for chat, just post and run, to show your presence.
• The team blog: http://www.createabilityteametsy.blogspot.com/
Leave a comment on the blog, so we can count that as participation.
• Our team Flickr page http://www.flickr.com/groups/createability/
Viewing photos in our Flickr group is always fun. Posting photos and commenting on photos is even more fun and counts as participation.
• Create Treasuries with at least 4 Team members (4 takes up a row in the treasuries) Tag those treasuries with our official team tag ”Createability Team”
Post the link to those treasuries in the monthly chat thread or the monthly Promotions Thread or post them in both threads.
• Share in Social Networks about a teammate or the team. Please post the links to your social network(s) of choice in the chat and promotions threads.
o Blog
o Twitter
o Flickr
o Facebook
o Google+
o Pinterest
• If you are on vacation, medical leave, or have other reasons, you cannot participate once in a 3-month span, please notify the Captain, BethiefliesToo.