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

[Beth]

You're right.  AIM has the same things, but it's much clearer and
hearing impaired people could sign up for AIM sadly.  Not that it's
bad for hearing impaired people to sign up for AIM, but they need to
be able to sign up for AIM.
Beth

On 11/5/08, Sydney Walker Freedman <freedmas at stolaf.edu> wrote:
> Hello there.  Just a quick note on the audio quality of the
> verifications:  the sound is distorted on purpose in the same way that
> the code is hidden in an image.  Hence, the quality isn't terrible;
> the strange echos, backwards sounds in the background, etc. are there
> on purpose, all for the sake of making sure we're human beings, not
> spambots.  :)
>
> Pax Christi,
> Sydney
>
>
> On 11/4/08, Peter Donahue <pdonahue1 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> 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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