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
