[nabs-l] Forum for discussing social/emotional issues with other blind folks

[Desiree Oudinot]

Hi all,
Since I was the person who  initially raised this suggestion, I guess
I'd better speak up.
While I do think this is a great idea, and would like to see it
happen, I'm not sure I'm the right person to even suggest it. Pardon
the pun, but I'm not so sure having the blind lead the blind is such a
good idea. To cut to the point, I'm not sure if it would be right of
me to moderate such a list when I know I would use it to air out some
of my own problems. I'm also not a psychologist, social worker or any
other mental health worker. I only bring this up because I'm not sure
how formal this group would have to be, and I don't want any trouble.
My only other hang-up is that I'm not very good at thinking up clever
names, and I'm drawing a blank as to what this hypothetical list
should be called. I'm sure others may have some suggestions, though,
so that's just a minor inconvenience.
So, what do you all think? Would you want the list to be moderated and
ran by a trained mental health worker? Would you feel uncomfortable
with a moderator who used the list for its intended purpose, rather
than just sitting in the background and dealing with problems, both
tech-related and within the list's members? Let me know, and I'll
think about it some more.

On 2/18/13, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I can moderate, but would prefer someone who is more tech-savvy than I
> to actually set up the list initially.
> Arielle
>
> On 2/18/13, Loren Wakefield <theweird1 at centurylink.net> wrote:
>> It would be a great idea.  I don't know how those groups work.  But I
>> suppose one could find out.  However, I am not sure that I would have the
>> time to be its moderator.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Carly
>> Mihalakis
>> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 3:40 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list;
>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Forum for discussing social/emotional issues with
>> other blind folks
>>
>> Great idea! Unfortunately, i am not qualified to set up, or moderate the
>> thing, although it is a great idea.At 01:31 PM 2/18/2013, Arielle
>> Silverman
>> wrote:
>>>Hi all,
>>>A while back some of us talked about creating a list on YahooGroups or
>>>GoogleGroups where blind students and mentors could talk about
>>>sexuality and social issues. I am wondering if we should go ahead and
>>>create this list to be a separate place from NABS-L and one where the
>>>topic is a bit more relaxed so that people could post about
>>>relationship issues, family difficulties etc. If the list is hosted on
>>>YahooGroups, the archives will be private so no one who is not
>>>subscribed will be able to read the content of the list (and
>>>GoogleGroups might be that way too; I'd have to check).
>>>The NFB lists tend to be a little strict about topic since they are
>>>publicly archived and since they are intended to be about a very
>>>specific topic. However that doesn't mean we can't create a separate
>>>list that is more of a support group rather than a place to obtain
>>>information.
>>>Does someone want to go ahead and do this?
>>>Arielle
>>>
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