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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Janice,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’;I’ve been with the NFB since 1998 and I had no idea there was a DB division until you told me a few months ago. I thought NFB was just blind and I voiced my gripes to my chapter many times.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Trish<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> nfb-db [mailto:nfb-db-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Janice Toothman<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 19, 2014 8:43 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [nfb-db] About This Group List<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Cheri,<br>The NFB-DB list has been around for years. It serves the DB of the Federation and those with combined hearing and vision loss. The Division has a web-site as well. It is nothing fancy. I have not looked at it in a while so I would need to find the web address and then I will post it for everyone.<br>Janice<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 3/19/2014 7:53 PM, <a href="mailto:Cherifields@aol.com">Cherifields@aol.com</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hello Shadow,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>My understanding is that it started out to help those of us who had both hearing and vision loss to ask us how we voted and we all gave our responses as to what would help us to be able to vote in elections. When that was finished this board was to let others ask questions and give responses. I hope this helps you. I was somewhat complexed at first and then I just jumped in and answered someones questions or said hello to new members.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Blessings,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cheri Fields</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In a message dated 3/19/2014 10:01:19 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, <a href="mailto:soulalibi@gmail.com">soulalibi@gmail.com</a> writes:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks for the clarification. Looking forward to some interesting <br>discussions in this forum.<br><br>On 3/19/2014 6:35 AM, Gerardo Corripio wrote:<br>> This list is mainly talk about deafblind, people who have both, <br>> hearing and vission impairments. For instance I start talking about <br>> let's say hearing aids, and others chime in by replying to my EMail.<br>><br>> El 19/03/2014 06:58 a.m., Shadow Wolf escribió:<br>>> Hello Lisa or David,<br>>> I first sent an email to Lisa Hall, but unfortunately her email <br>>> address as provided in this group information page, did not go through.<br>>> I just joined the NFB-DB list yesterday. But I am not familiar with <br>>> how this list works. I am getting occasional emails from individuals <br>>> where I have no clue what the topic of discussion is about. Or from <br>>> someone in response to someone else's comment as part of a broader <br>>> discussion. Perhaps from before I joined. I haven't posted anything <br>>> yet. Until I fully understand how the list works. Any helpful <br>>> suggestions?<br>>><br>>> Thanks,<br>>><br>><br><br>-- <br>*~Shadow Wolf~*<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>nfb-db mailing list<br><a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">nfb-db@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-db_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-db_nfbnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>nfb-db mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">nfb-db@nfbnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-db_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-db_nfbnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>