[nabs-l] Forum for discussing social/emotional issues with other blind folks
Jedi Moerke
loneblindjedi at samobile.net
Tue Feb 19 22:49:00 UTC 2013
Or how about "blind social quote? Asocial is like a meeting or a party. And since you're talking about social issues, it makes sense. Or for those Mark grammatically correct than myself, "the blind social. "
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On Feb 18, 2013, at 10:40 PM, "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
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>
> -----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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