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

Thu Nov 6 00:11:20 UTC 2008

Peter,
You're totally missing the point. The idea here is to market to as many 
outlets as possible. This isn't a replacement of the NFB website, but 
another alternative.
We should be promoting to as many avenues as possible. It's this backwards 
thinking that discourages growth in our organization. How will new people 
find us, except for by accident, if we don't make a presence where they are?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue1 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Blind and Visually Impaired Teen Group on Facebook!

> Hello Sydney and listers,
>
>  I really don't care! If you're deaf-blind you can't use the audio 
> captcha.
> These mechanisms need to be designed so they can be read tactually and
> audibly and the audio needs to be of a high-quality to enable those with
> hearing issues to understand it. I've heard remedies of replacing 
> character
> codes with every day sounds, but again if you're deaf-blind you can't 
> access
> this verification. Please see my previous message for a possible solution
> for affiliates wishing to use social networks and other sites requiring
> verification of one kind or another.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sydney Walker Freedman" <freedmas at stolaf.edu>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 2:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Blind and Visually Impaired Teen Group on Facebook!
>
>
> 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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