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

Tue Feb 19 04:10:39 UTC 2013

hi desiree,

I'm happy that you went ahead and did that.
I hadn't thought of a name myself, but I will definitely give it a thought.

Mauricio
On Feb 18, 2013, at 11:05 PM, Desiree Oudinot <turtlepower17 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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