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Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2020 11:27
AM
Subject: [TechTalk] New Announce-Only
Mailing List to Distribute News and Information Regarding Blindness
Technology
Many thanks to the list owner who has given me permission
to post the following announcement.
From David Goldfield:
Many years ago an amazing woman named Amy Ruell ran a
wonderful and memorable mailing list called Amy’s Filters and Forwards.
Subscribers to her list received email announcements from other mailing lists
regarding new products and services, product upgrades and other messages of
interest to the visually impaired. I found that list to be informative and
invaluable. Sadly, the list ceased operations.
I often do a little of what Amy had done where I send
similar announcements to mailing lists to which I’m subscribed. I have decided
to start my own announce-only list providing what I hope will be a similar
service.
I’m subscribed to many different mailing lists and I also
regularly keep up with the latest news in the blindness technology field. This
list will be comprised of mailings containing these various announcements. The
types of emails that I plan to distribute may include the following:
·
News regarding hardware and software upgrades
·
New blindness products and services
·
News regarding enhancements to blindness services
·
Employment opportunities which may be of interest or
relevance to the visually impaired
·
Upcoming webinars and conferences dealing with blindness
technology
·
How-to articles containing tips and tricks on using
mainstream technology of interest to the visually impaired, such as the
iPhone, Microsoft Office, etc.
Whenever possible I will also include a URL at the bottom
of each announcement leading to the original source material.
While the list won’t consist of any back and forth
discussions I do expect that this will be a medium to high traffic list.
Since this list has been formed I will no longer be
submitting announcements to other lists to which I’m subscribed. People who
wish to continue receiving these announcements must subscribe to the new
list.
To subscribe to the list, send email to
Tech-vi+subscribe@groups.io
If you have material that you’d like me to submit to the
list, please send it to
Tech-vi+owner@groups.io
Please include the source URL when sending me the material.
If a source link is not included I will not post your announcement. If you
wish to submit an announcement regarding an upcoming webinar or conference
please include a link containing more information, such as a description and a
registration form. The announcement should be relevant to blindness technology
and I reserve the right to decide whether it will or won’t be submitted to the
list.
Please feel free to forward this email to anyone who you
think may be interested in this mailing list. Before you forward this
announcement to another mailing list or online forum please contact the
moderator of that forum before posting this announcement and inquire as to
whether announcements such as this are permitted on the owner’s mailing list
or forum.
Many thanks for reading this and I am hoping that this new
announce-only list will be of some value to you. I won’t claim that the list
will be nearly as comprehensive as Amy’s original list as I don’t feel that I
have the time needed to even try and duplicate her efforts. However, it is my
hope that the list will help people to keep up with the latest news and trends
in the blindness technology space.
Here is hoping that all of you will try to stay as safe and
healthy as possible during these trying times. May our Lord bless you.
--
David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019
WWW.DavidGoldfield.org
