I am pleased to be able to announce a new list for blind parents. Below is the information on it.
This is the Blind Parent Mailing List. It is sponsored by
the Committee on Parental Concerns and the National Federation of the Blind.
The purpose of this list is to create a forum for blind parents
to share their experiences. Topics may include but are not limited to solving logistical
problems (such as how to manage a couple of wiggly toddlers at a shopping
mall when you need one hand for your cane an the other to carry
packages), emotional issues such as dealing with the public, handling
a child's embarrassment about blindness, etc. Parents are also encouraged to
share resources, such as arranging the exchange of print/Braille books.
There will also be occasional posts concerning topics of interest to blind
persons and/or members of the National Federation of the Blind.
To post a message to the Blind Parent mailing list, please send it to
"blparent@nfbnet.org" with out the quotes. Use of this address
will automatically post your message to all subscribers to the
Blind Parent mailing list via the Internet. At
the same time, your message will be posted to the Blind Parent discussion area
carried on NFB NET, as well as on the web archives which can be found at
http://www.nfbnet.org.
To subscribe to the list, send a message to:
In the body of the message put:
subscribe blparent
(speech synthesizer users note that listserv has 8 letters, no e on the end, and "blparent" is b l p a r e n t.
This list is also available in a "Digest" format, that is one message per day. To subscribe to this version, put
subscribe parent-d
in the body of a message you send to the listserv address.
To unsubscribe from this list, please send your message to
the address: "listserv@nfbnet.org." Leave the subject blank and
put "unsubscribe blparent" in the body of the message. For help
with all Listserv commands, send a message with a blank subject
to "listserv@nfbnet.org " and put "help" in the body of the
message. For a list of mailing lists carried on NFB Net, put "index" in the
body of a message which is also sent to "listserv@nfbnet.org".
This list is moderated by Deborah Kent. She will handle questions and
problems concerning the content of the list. You can reach Deborah at
dkent@ripco.com. If you have problems with the list
operation you can reach the list owner David Andrews at
david.andrews@nfbnet.org or dandrews@visi.com.
You can also reach the NFB NET BBS via the World Wide Web at
"http://www.nfbnet.org", via FTP at "ftp://ftp.nfbnet.org", or by pointing your
Telnet client to "nfbnet.org" or "209.98.54.33." You can also call using a
conventional modem by dialing (612) 869-4599. Finally, there is an archive
of this list on the World Wide Web at: http://www.nfbnet.org.
Thanks for your interest in the Blind Parent Mailing list and the National
Federation of the Blind.
David Andrews
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