[Nfbj] Introduction and getting to know fellow members

Amanda Cape cape.amanda at gmail.com
Sun Jan 28 11:15:23 UTC 2018


Hello Ryan, Rachel and all,
It is too bad that there is not much traffic on this list. How many
members are there currently on it? Thanks for replying to my message
Ryan. I am a conservative Jew and live in Canada. Where do you live?
Talk soon.
Amanda

On 1/27/18, Rachel Bodek via Nfbj <nfbj at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Ryan,
> I just signed up for this list and I'm glad Amanda started this
> conversation. I spoke with my friend who is starting the Insight Beyond
> Eyesight for Jewish women. We agreed that as long as participants are open
> to keeping the conversations to Orthodox standards, anyone can join. Now
> that I see your e-mail, I'm thinking of asking my friend to start another
> line for Jewish men. We have a list of possible participants to start with
> already. What do you think?
> Also, as Sherley had requested, I am attaching a list of frum books
> available on bookshare and JBI/NLS-the latter I just started so it's not
> very extensive yet. If you have any more to add, please let me know. Thank
> you
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbj [mailto:nfbj-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ryan Silveira via
> Nfbj
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2018 12:50 PM
> To: NFB in Judaism
> Cc: Ryan Silveira
> Subject: Re: [Nfbj] Introduction and getting to know fellow members
>
> Hi Amanda,
>
> Unfortunately, this list does not get a lot of traffic. I’ve been on the
> list for over two years now, and I think this is probably the second or
> third email I’ve ever seen. I am always interested in talking with other
> blind Jews, especially orthodox Jews, so feel free to contact me anytime.
> There used to be a wonderful resource for Blind Jews called Yismahu, but I
> believe it was shut down due to lack of funds. Personally, I would love to
> see some more activity on this list.
> As far as websites like J date, they are pretty accessible with the iPhone
> and voiceover and JAWS. I have never found a problem with them. Looking
> forward to hearing from you more. Shabbat shalom.
>
>
>
> Ryan L. Silveira
> חיים אהרן בן אברהם
>
>> On Jan 23, 2018, at 3:16 PM, Rachel Bodek via Nfbj <nfbj at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Amanda I actually run a support network for Orthodox Jewish
>> visually impaired adults and parents of visually impaired children
>> would you be interested in talking to me to see if you would want to
>> join? You can call me at 845-596-3744 thanks
>>
>> This  message  was  sent  with  my  mobile  phone,  please  disregard
>> any  typos  or  grammatical  errors.  Thanks,  Rachel
>>
>>> On Jan 23, 2018, at 3:00 AM, Amanda Cape via Nfbj <nfbj at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>> My name is Amanda Cape. I am 26 years old and live in Montreal,
>>> Canada. I am Jewish and was so happy to recently discover that the
>>> NFB has a Judaism division. I would like to get to know everyone and
>>> to learn about what is discussed on this mailing list. Has anyone
>>> ever used the Jewish dating apps or websites with Jaws or VoiceOver?
>>> If so, how did they work and which ones did you use?
>>> I am interested in getting more connected within the Jewish community.
>>> I look forward to hearing from everyone!
>>> Thanks,
>>> Amanda
>>>
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-- 
Amanda




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