[nabs-l] Blind and Visually Impaired Teen Group on Facebook!

[Ashley Bramlett]

Serena,

Did they get rid of the visual verification code?  I hope you can 
independently sign up.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Serena" <serenacucco at verizon.net>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Blind and Visually Impaired Teen Group on Facebook!


> Good point, peter, although many blind people use Facebook, so, I guess 
> that's why NFB decided to use it as the place to have the teen group. 
> Thanks for pointing out the problem for deaf-blind people.  No wonder my 
> deaf-blind friend doesn't use it!
>
> Serena
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue1 at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 2:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Blind and Visually Impaired Teen Group on Facebook!
>
>
>> Good afternoon everyone,
>>
>>    Why are we using outfits like Facebook if we're apposed to the use of
>> visual verification?The audio quality is terrible, and deaf-blind youth 
>> can
>> forget about this blog. Our own content management system should have 
>> been
>> used to host this blog instead. What a shame!
>>
>> Peter Donahue
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Carranza, Rosy" <RCarranza at nfb.org>
>> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 9:17 AM
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Blind and Visually Impaired Teen Group on Facebook!
>>
>>
>> Hi Everybody,
>> Please help me get the word out to high school students about our new
>> Facebook group-- here is a description of the group:
>>
>> Attention blind and visually impaired high school students!
>>
>> Blindness 4 1 1 was created by the National Federation of the Blind to
>> give you a place to meet other teens with vision loss and to give you a
>> chance to learn about resources that can help you in school, at home and
>> in your community.
>>
>> The NFB is the largest blindness organization in the United States. We
>> have over 50,000 members who work hard to make a difference in the lives
>> of blind people. We are excited to provide this resource to you and hope
>> that you will tell your friends about us!
>>
>> If you are currently a Facebook member, go to groups, search for the
>> group using our group name and request access to our group. If you are
>> not signed up for Facebook then join in on the fun! Visit
>> www.facebook.com to get connected with our NFB teen group.
>>
>> If you have any questions, call Rosy Carranza at 410 659-9314, ext. 2283
>> or email her at rcarranza at nfb.org.
>>
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