[nabs-l] the new Blind Social Talk list has been created!

[Joshua Lester]

I thought we wanted professionals to weigh in on our topics as well, so wouldn't that mean having older people, because most professionals are older?
Blessings, Joshua
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From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Carly Mihalakis [carlymih at comcast.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 7:07 AM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] the new Blind Social Talk list has been created!

Do we need an age restriction? Will such an imposition add in a
meaningful way, to List content? Students are all ages, remember?
What do others think of this?/19/2013, you wrote:
>Hi,
>As has been said, I think the cutoff age I'm going to allow on the
>list is 30. If more people respond and want me to raise it, I'll take
>that into consideration. However, if you join the list at 29, you're
>probably going to be grandfathered in. I won't kick a person off a
>year after they join, particularly if they offer valuable insights to
>the group discussions.
>
>On 2/19/13, Chun Chao <zerone1683 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Can young to mid-aged adults also join?
> > Reason for asking is because there has been another NFBnet listserv that
> > has
> > been having similar email threads on social issues; one such listserv being
> > the Computer Science list [NFBCS].
> > Even though the social issues discussed on NFBCS more or less relate to
> > employment, I find that the discussions on the thread have similar
> > properties to the discussions that were discussed on NABS-L.
> > Just a thought.
> >
> > Regards,
> > C.C. Alan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Desiree
> > Oudinot
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 3:15 PM
> > To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> > Subject: [nabs-l] the new Blind Social Talk list has been created!
> >
> > hello all,
> > As promised, the Blind Social Talk list is here. I am excited to finally
> > make this much-needed discussion group a reality. If you would like to
> > join,
> > simply send a blank message to blind-social-talk-subscribe at yahoogroups.com.
> > You will get a welcoming message that asks you to provide a brief
> > description of yourself and why you wish to join the list upon subscribing.
> > If you know others outside this list who would benefit from joining, please
> > don't hesitate to direct them to this new group.
> > Also remember that the target audience we're primarily looking for are
> > teens
> > and young adults.
> > If you have any questions or concerns, please write me off-list at
> > turtlepower17 at gmail.com.
> > Sincerely,
> > Desiree
> >
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