can I send this message to a couple of state chat lists that
I am on and think this will be of interest to some of them?
Thanks much.
Ask for what you want. Believe that you deserve it, and then
allow Life to give it to you.
----- Original Message -----
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
