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

[Corbb O'Connor]

I think the idea behind the Facebook group is to attract NEW members.  
Attracting blind teens to the NFB.org site is tougher than finding  
them where they already spend most of their time -- on Facebook!


On Nov 5, 2008, at 1:59 AM, Peter Donahue wrote:

Hello Joe and listers,

NFB infiltrations of Apple and similar problematic Web sites etc did not
occur until all major accessibility issues were resolved to where they  
could
be used by a blind person independently. While there are accessibility
glitches with iTunes yet to be resolved at least one can use the  
program and
their Web site without needing to tangle with captchas, , etc. If we
operated this and other blogs on NFB Net or via the national Web sites  
not
only would we ensure their usability by blind and deaf-blind youth,  
but we
would have complete control over the interface as a whole thus  
protecting it
from alterations over which we would have no control.

**
The sign-up process may very well be difficult for blind people.  Yet  
the
accessibility beyond is not troublesome.

A.
    But if you're deaf-blind you're locked out.

Peter Donahue

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Facebook!


Peter,

The sign-up process may very well be difficult for blind people.  Yet  
the
accessibility beyond is not troublesome, so while it may not be the most
easy to initiate, it makes strategic sense to incorporate the very  
popular
success of FaceBook into our recruitment efforts.  The same is true of
MySpace.  We need to continue infiltrating such popular venues to  
attract
more members.  If the sign-up process is truly a nightmare, I see no  
reason
why the NFB could not engage the company in the same dialogue that is  
said
to be bringing about improvements to Apple software.

Joe Orozco

"Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity."-- 
James M.
Barrie
-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On  
Behalf
Of Peter Donahue
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 2:36 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
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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