[nabs-l] Forum for discussing social/emotional issues with other blind folks
Chris Nusbaum
dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
Tue Feb 19 04:40:26 UTC 2013
Hmm... I'm thinking something along the lines of Blind Social Talk...
Chris
Chris Nusbaum, Co-Chair
Public Relations Committee
Maryland Association of Blind Students
Phone: (443) 547-2409
-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mauricio
Almeida
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 11:11 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Forum for discussing social/emotional issues with
other blind folks
hi 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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