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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello fellow MDABS members,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am writing to announce the creation of a new listserv for blind teens and young adults to discuss social issues as they relate to blindness. Called Blind Social Talk, this list was created to fill what some of us on other NFB lists felt was a need which has until now been unmet: the need for a place where blind students can freely and openly discuss the many social issues faced by blind students and young adults. These can include dating and relationships, sexuality, problems with family, fitting in at school, stress, and many others. Although these are common issues among all teens and young adults, they can sometimes be effected by blindness. Therefore, some members of the National Association of Blind Students (NABS) list created the Blind Social Talk list. To subscribe to this list, send an email with the subject subscribe to <a href="mailto:blind-social-talk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com">blind-social-talk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com</a>. You will be asked to provide a short description of yourself and why you want to be a member of the list upon receipt of your request to join the list just to prevent spam. If you have any questions about the list or the discussion permitted on it, please contact Desiree Oudinot, the list’s owner and moderator at <a href="mailto:turtlepower17@gmail.com">turtlepower17@gmail.com</a>. I hope some of you will find this list to be a good resource!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chris<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chris Nusbaum, Co-Chair<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Public Relations Committee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Maryland Association of Blind Students: a division of the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: (443) 547-2409<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:dotkid.nusbaum@gmail.com">dotkid.nusbaum@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Personal Twitter: @Chrisn98<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>MDABS Twitter: @MDMdabs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Personal Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/dotkid">www.facebook.com/dotkid</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Join the MDABS Facebook Group: search for Maryland Association of Blind Students<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Skype: christpher.nusbaum3 or search for Chris Nusbaum<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“Together, we are changing what it means to be blind.” – Motto of the Louisiana Center for the Blind<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>