[nabs-l] Forum for discussing social/emotional issues with other blind folks

Tue Feb 19 04:47:28 UTC 2013

Thanks Desiree for taking charge! Blind-social, blind-social-talk or
blind-relationships all sound fine to  me.
Arielle

On 2/18/13, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ashley and Mauricio,
>
> I agree. We have to be careful here, as the list is publically archived and
> it could be considered an "official" list of the Federation; after all, it
> is the official list of NABS. Conversely,a list like the one Desiree and
> others are talking about would be a place where these topics can be
> discussed more freely.
>
> 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 11:17 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Forum for discussing social/emotional issues with
> other blind folks
>
> well said.
> noone is putting anyone down here.
> go for the list:)
> On Feb 18, 2013, at 11:13 PM, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Carley,
>> We were not putting him down. We were  just saying that another list
> devoted to only social issues is better.
>> David already spoke his mind and said we can sometimes discuss dating on
> here, but it cannot get too far off track.
>> I say go for creating the list and we can have more private conversations
> there.
>> Ashley
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Carly Mihalakis
>> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 10:55 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list ; National
>> Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Forum for discussing social/emotional issues
>> with other blind folks
>>
>> Hi, List,
>>
>> Are we not ALL blind students? Isn't a potential YAHOO or other social
>> forum, positioned  for each and every one of our  enrichment?
>> Where is a sense of unity? Why are people being made to feel like some
>> pariah, with some kind of disease,  simply for being emotionally
>> unstable?  Indeed, People are well aware of how advice delivered via
>> an On-line support forum, may be subject to thinking twice. I'm
>> convinced of people's  being well aware of this.  We are talking about
>> emotional crises, people!
>> Is not investing too much in any of the Internet's resources not a
>> given, anyway?
>> Car, 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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