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

Tue Feb 19 04:05:44 UTC 2013

Hi all,
I've just done a trial run with Yahoogroups, and it seems very easy to
set up and manage. I wouldn't mind setting up the group with them, now
that I'm confident I know how it works. Thanks to all your helpful
feedback, I also have decided that I want to moderate the group. the
only thing I'm still stuck on is a name. If anyone has any
suggestions, shoot them my way, and we can get this thing up off the
ground.

On 2/18/13, Mauricio Almeida <mauriciopmalmeida at gmail.com> wrote:
> i am a google fan, simply because I have worked with the company for  a
> while in pretty much all I do, so I'd be more  inclined to go with google
> myself.
> as soon as we think of a name, we can creat the list and get it going:D.
>
> Mauricio
> On Feb 18, 2013, at 9:10 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> I too was envisioning the list as being an informal support group
>> where young blind adults could talk about social issues like
>> relationships, getting along with parents, sexuality, etc. I don't
>> think the list should in any way try to serve as psychotherapy for
>> people who actually have mental health conditions, although if list
>> members think they might have a mental health condition and are
>> looking for professional resources they could ask the list. Ideally,
>> the moderator would be a list member who would actively participate
>> and would get involved if there is harassment, flaming or other
>> egregiously bad list behavior, but who wouldn't necessarily provide
>> formal advice to list members about the issues they bring up. Many of
>> these kinds of issues have no clear answer, but it is still helpful to
>> talk about them with other people who have had similar experiences in
>> the past or present.
>> Desiree, if you want to moderate I think that's fine, or if you don't
>> then I can. It sounds like Mauricio already knows how to set up a
>> group so maybe he should serve as the technical administrator even if
>> one of us serves as moderator. We should probably use whichever
>> interface is more accessible, and set the group so anybody can freely
>> join, but only subscribed members can read the archives.
>> Arielle
>>
>> On 2/18/13, Desiree Oudinot <turtlepower17 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> That makes sense, and that's how I would want my list to be run
>>> anyway. I would rather have a forum where people can talk openly,
>>> without a chain of command, so to speak. Of course, when steps need to
>>> be taken to stop a member from harassing someone, for example,
>>> moderation needs to happen. But in order to foster trust, I don't
>>> think a heavy-handed approach, or one where too many professionals are
>>> involved to the point where they may, however unintentionally,
>>> invalidate other members' experiences and opinions, would work out too
>>> well. I was just asking because others may not have seen it that way,
>>> and I was more or less gauging interest.
>>> With that in mind, let me take a look at the Yahoogroups interface.
>>> I've heard that they made changes to it recently that made it less
>>> accessible, or maybe that was Google Groups. I've never ran a group
>>> before, so this is new to me. Either way, the archives would most
>>> certainly be private.
>>>
>>> On 2/18/13, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>> desiree,
>>>> a blind person who is mature and been through relationships is fine to
>>>> moderate; professionals can join, but
>>>> I think the list should be for support, not primarily for therapy.
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Desiree Oudinot
>>>> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 6:11 PM
>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Forum for discussing social/emotional issues with
>>>> other blind folks
>>>>
>>>> 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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