BLIST: The Comprehensive Index of Blindness-Related Emailing Lists last updated February 23, 2000 BLIST contains detailed descriptions of over 175 blindness-related emailing lists, along with clear, specific instructions on how to subscribe to each list. BLIST also contains an extensive listing of accessibility and pan-disability lists, as well as a list of emailing lists which are not blindness-related, but which are frequented by blind members. A hypertext version of this list, which features mailto fields from which you can directly submit subscription requests, is located at: A zipfile containing the hypertext version of BLIST is available via the web from: A plain ASCII version of this list is available from: while a zipped version of the ASCII file (blist.zip) can be downloaded via anonymous ftp from the pub/poehlman directory at ftp://ftp.clark.net or via telnet from the "Blindness-Related Information" file library at NFB Net, which is located at: BLIST is also available via email. To obtain a plain text version of BLIST via email, type the line GET BLIST INFO in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To obtain THE SHORT BLIST, an index of the lists contained in BLIST via email, type the line: GET BLIST SHORT in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: BLIST was designated a LookSmart Editor's Choice on January 27, 1997. ____________________________________________________ PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE (At Least the First Time You Listen to This List) If you find that any of the information contained in this document is incorrect or if you know of other emailing lists of interest to the blind and visually impaired, their friends and family, and/or professionals in the blindness and vision loss field, please contact me, Gregory J. Rosmaita, at , so that I can make the necessary corrections and/or additions to BLIST. Listowners who would like expanded descriptions of their lists and its features included in this document, are also asked to contact me at unagi69@concentric.net. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS DOCUMENT IS SEPARATED INTO FOUR SECTIONS: SECTION 1: BLINDNESS-SPECIFIC EMAILING LISTS SECTION 2: BLINDNESS-SPECIFIC NEWSGROUPS SECTION 3: LISTS WHICH ARE NOT EXCLUSIVELY BLINDNESS-RELATED SECTION 4: LISTS WHICH ARE FREQUENTED BY BLIND MEMBERS SECTION 5: INVALUABLE RESOURCES SECTION 6: COPYRIGHT & PERMISSIONS / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to find the begining of each section, search for the words SECTION X where "X" is the number of the which contains the topic which interests you. to locate individual lists within a section, search for the plus sign. a plus sign (+) appears on the line preceding the name of each list, and is used to signify the start of a new entry. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION 1: BLINDNESS-SPECIFIC EMAILING LISTS + ABLA ABLA is the discussion list of the American Blind Lawyers Association. It serves primarily as a conduit for the discussion of the assistive technology and other practice techniques used by blind and visually impaired attorneys to improve their practices. To subscribe to ABLA, type: SUBSCRIBE ABLA firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage--substituting, of course, your complete name for "firstname" and "lastname"--and send it to: To unsubscribe from ABLA, type the command: SIGNOFF ABLA in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of ABLA, email: _________________________________________________________________ + ACA-BLIND In the Spring of 1999, The Disability Unit at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, started a mailing list named ACA-BLIND, for blind and visually impaired students and academics (especially those in Africa) who wish to talk about access to literature, adaptive technology, and other tertiary educational issues affecting blind people. The impetus behind the ACA-BLIND emailing list is the need of blind and visually impaired students and academics to have access to a pool of specialised knowledge, experience, advice and exchange of ideas. This list, a first of its kind in South Africa, is not heavily moderated, but should serve as a springboard to varied academic access discussions, including (but not limited to) access to literature, adaptive technology, and the broader activities of academic institutions. To subscribe to ACA-BLIND, type the command: SUBSCRIBE ACA-BLIND in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to ACA-BLIND via the web, by using the form located at the following URL: To post to ACA-BLIND, once you have subscribed, send your emessage to: To unsubscribe from ACA-BLIND, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE ACA-BLIND in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of ACA-BLIND, smail: _________________________________________________________________ + ACCESS-L ACCESS-L is an open form for the free and unmoderated discussion of access. This discussion can be either a technical one, as related to computers, or a more general discussion of any aspect of accessibility. It is not, however, limited and topics of general interest to the group are encouraged. Although the original emphasis of ACCESS-L was the discussion of all aspects of computer access for the blind/VI, and many of the list's subscribers are persons with a "disability", all interested parties are more than welcome to participate. Those who wish to advertize products are asked not to do it on the list. However product announcements are welcome as is the participation of interested vendors. List members are asked to keep all conversation free of personal attacks, racial remarks, or attacks of a religious nature. There is already enough of that in this world. The intent is for everyone to enjoy themselves and not to feel alienated or singled out. To subscribe to ACCESS-L, type the command: SUBSCRIBE ACCESS-L in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post to ACCESS-L, once you have subscribed, send your emessage to: To unsubscribe from ACCESS-L, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE ACCESS-L in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: ACCESS-L is owned and operated by Terry Bray through the facilities of the Internet Community (Icomm). This list is not associated with any group university or college and is open to all who wish to participate. To contact the listowner of ACCESS-L, email: _________________________________________________________________ + AERNET The AERNET distribution list exists to enable members of AER, The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired, to share ideas, receive up dates on important issues which affect members, and communicate with colleagues about issues related to serving the needs of individuals who are blind and visually impaired. To subscribe to AERNET, type the command: SUBSCRIBE AERNET firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage--substituting, of course, your actual first and last names--and send it to: MAISER@FS1.SCHED.PITT.EDU> To unsubscribe from AERNET, type: UNSUBSCRIBE AERNET in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and send it to: To contact the moderator of AERNET, George Zimmerman, email: AER is a 5,000 member-driven organization. In addition to the basic membership (which includes membership in the national organization as well as the Chapter in your region), an AER member may also choose to belong to one of 18 Divisions each tailored to serving the needs of persons who are blind and visually impaired. Information about AER membership and benefits can be obtained by contacting AER's central office via email at: or by FAX at (703) 683-2926, or by telephone at (703) 548-1884. _________________________________________________________________ + AGING-VISION The AGING-VISION list has been established to promote the sharing of information about providing service to older adults with vision loss through the aging network, the rehabilitation system, and the health care system. AGING-VISION is sponsored by the American Foundation for the Blind's National Aging and Vision Network. The list will be used for Network updates, legislative alerts, discussion of policy and program developments, conference announcements, and other information that subscribers would like to communicate. The list is open to anyone with an e-mail address who wishes to subscribe. We hope it will provide an arena for cross-fertilization between National Aging and Vision Network members and people in the aging and health care fields. To subscribe to AGING-VISION, type: SUBSCRIBE AGING-VISION in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and send it to: To unsubscribe from AGING-VISION, type: UNSUBSCRIBE AGING-VISION in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and send it to: _________________________________________________________________ + ASTER-L ASTER-L is an emailing list dedicated to the discussion of AsTeR, the Audio System for Technical Readings, a computer-based system which renders technical documents into audio. To subscribe to ASTER-L, type the command: SUBSCRIBE ASTER-L firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line--substituting, of course, your actual first and last names--and send it to: To unsubscribe from ASTER-L, type: UNSUBSCRIBE ASTER-L in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of ASTER-L email: _________________________________________________________________ + Audyssey: The Gaming Magazine for the Blind Audyssey is a new electronic magazine dedicated to computer games which are--either by intention or pure accident--accessible to the blind. To receive Audyssey by email, send an emessage with the Subject line: subscribe audyssey to Simply ask to be added to the Audyssey distribution list, and each new issue of the magazine will be automatically sent to you. Please note that this is a personal eddress, so kindly remember that a person and not a machine will be receiving and processing your subscription request. Audyssey is published once every two months. and is edited by Mike Feir, <72712.3103@compuserve.com> Back issues of Audyssey can be obtained as zipfiles from the Audyssey web site, which also contains a collection of links related to games and gaming, or from Paul Henrichsen's ftp site, which is located at: The files are named AudX.ZIP, where "x" is the number of the issue archived in the zipfile. (Note that the "a" in "Aud" is capitalized, while the rest of the archive name is in lower-case.) _________________________________________________________________ + AUDIODESCL AUDIODESCL is a list dedicated to the discussion of Audio Description, an evolving art which makes performance and public events accessible to the blind and those with low vision or visual impairments. AUDIODESCL allows describers, consumers, presenters, and others to opportunity to explore new techniques, share problems and creative solutions, and to create a network in the international community now exploring description services. AUDIODESCL, therefore, serves as a discussion group for those interested in audio description, the process of providing aural information about performance and other public events for the blind, the visually impaired, and those with low vision. Contributors include: users of audio description, audio describers, and anyone who is interested in issues of accessbility. AUDIODESCL is housed at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, which coordinates audio description services throughout Ohio for theatres, dance and opera companies, movie series, art exhibitions, and other events. To subscribe to AUDIODESCL, type the command: SUBSCRIBE AUDIODESCL firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: In return, you'll receive confirmation of your subscription and additional information about the list. To unsubscribe from AUDIODESCL, type: SIGNOFF AUDIODESCL in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of AUDIODESCL, Alan Woods, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BASR-L BASR-L is a professional mailing list for the discussion of blind web access issues. The main focus of BASR-L is to improve the access blind people have to the World Wide Web. (It is not a list for support on existing products and features, since other lists, such as ACCESS-L, BLIND-L, GUISpeak, WEBWATCH-L, and Lynx-Learners, amongst others, already provide that service.) BASR-L aims at promoting dialogue between blind individuals, web professionals, adaptive technology industry professionals, software developers, and other individuals interested in improving blind people's access to the web. If you are a blind consumer interested in working with browser companies to develop an understanding of how blind people could use browsers most effectively, you are invited to join BASR-L. Certainly, no such effort can hope to succeed without your active participation. If you are a professional associated with the development of web and browser technology, and would like to help blind people gain the best access possible to the web, you are invited to join BASR-L. You will learn how blind people use computers to access information they usually can't get any other way. Our effort will not succeed without the active participation of professionals from the industry that brings web browsers to market. If you are an access technology developer or professional who is interested in developing approaches for World Wide Web access, you are invited to join BASR-L. This listserve would be an excellent forum for developing mutual strategies with browser developers. Your experience in providing blind people access to information technology will be invaluable to this group's efforts. If you are a researcher in these or associated fields, and you are interested in testing the limits of non-visual web browsing, you are invited to join BASR-L. You will learn about the practical opportunities available in non-visual information technology today. And, we need your vision of a better tomorrow to insure the best browsing products possible. Specially adapted computer interfaces based on synthetically generated speech (and on refreshable braille displays) have transformed the lives of many blind people over the past twenty years. BASR-L has been formed to provide a professional forum for developing the necessary ideas and contacts to insure that these gains in technology continue for blind people's quality of life and success in employment in the information age. Some of the potential topics of discussion include: 1. Is a combination of browser and screen reader the best approach to web access for blind people? If so, what aspects of information access are the browser's responsibility? Which are the screen reader's? 2. What should be on a list of desirable browser features? What features should a browser provide for optimal access? 3. What changes to HTML are needed? 4. What new techniques have been discovered in relevant academic research? 5. What are the best ways of insuring that blind people's access needs can and will be incorporated into new web technologies? To subscribe to BASR-L, type: SUBSCRIBE BASR-L firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage--substituting, of course, your actual first and last names--and send it to: To unsubscribe from BASR-L, type: UNSUBSCRIBE BASR-L in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of BASR-L, Janina Sajka, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BCAB BCAB is the emailing list of the British Computer Association of the Blind. Membership in BCAB is not, however, a prerequisite for subscribing to this list. To subscribe to the BCAB emailing list, type the command: SUBSCRIBE BCAB in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and send it to: The BCAB email list is administered at the University of Manchester. The British Computer Association of the Blind (BCAB) was formed in 1969 and gained company and charitable status in 1995. The objectives of the Association are to promote the special needs and interests of the visually impaired who either work in the computing field or have an active interest in computing. Particular emphasis is given to the advancement of education and provision of specially adapted training/courses through the use and application of computing and information technology. BCAB has approximately 200 members and the diversity of experience represented by the membership means that the Association can lend effective support to those seeking help and advice. The Association is affiliated to the British Computer Society and has close links with the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB). For further details and an application form, please write to the Secretary, BCAB, BCM, P.O.BOX 950, LONDON WC1N 3XX or email the secretary of BCAB, Derek Naysmith at: More information about BCAB can be found at the RNIB's web site, which is located at: _________________________________________________________________ + BlindAd Advertisements (personal and some commercial) for blindness-related products and services. New and used; buy, sell, or trade. Product release information and off-list competitive bidding. To subscribe to BlindAd, type the command: SUBSCRIBE BLIND-AD firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: As a response to your emessage, you will receive the BlindAd list charter and instructions for joining. To post to BlindAd, once you have subscribed, send your emessage to: To unsubscribe from BlindAd, type: SIGNOFF BLINDAD in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: Emessages posted to BlindAd are automatically archived in a searchable hypertext format. Note that in order to access the hyperarchive, you need to obtain a password. The URL for the BlindAd hyperarchive is: To contact the listowner of BlindAd, Lisa Carmelle, send email to: or _________________________________________________________________ + BlindAdult The BlindAdult mailing list is for blind adults (i.e. those over 18 years of age). Almost any topic is welcome on BlindAdult, but the list's primary focus is on dating, relationships and sex. The listowner, Jeff Knight, founded BlindAdult because he believes that: "those of us who are blind have some unique concerns/perspectives related to these topics that are not always addressed on other lists. It is my hope that this list will provide a safe, fun, and friendly place for blind and visually impaired people to share their experiences, questions, and concerns about these often embarrassing topics." To subscribe to BlindAdult, type the command: SUBSCRIBE BLINDADULT in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and email it to: To post to BlindAdult once you have subscribed, send your emessage to: To unsubscribe from BlindAdult, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE BLINDADULT in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and email it to: To contact the listowner of BlindAdult, Jeff Knight, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BlindBlackMen BlindBlackMen is a place where blind and visually impaired men of color can voice their opinions and share ideas, links, and information that is either entertaining, informative, and/or helpful. This group is a small select section of a larger ring of email communities for blind and visually impaired computer users. This group is designed to be more organized, and more specifically targetted, than larger, more general emailing lists dedicated to the discussion of blindness-related topics. To subscribe to BlindBlackMen, type the command: SUBSCRIBE BlindBlackMen in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post an emessage to BlindBlackMen, once you have subscribed, send it to: Individual posts to BlindBlackMen, from September 1999 to the present, are archived by eGroups.COM. Note that, while you must first be subscribed to BlindBlackMen in order to post to the list, you do not need to be subscribed to the list in order to peruse or search the BlindBlackMen hyperarchive. To browse or search the BlindBlackMen hyperarchive, visit: To unsubscribe from BlindBlackMen, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE BlindBlackMen in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of BlindBlackMen, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BlindCook BlindCook is intended primarily for blind cooks, and will cover: recipes; the methods blind cooks use to prepare food; and may even extend into the realm of kitchen gadgets that will make cooking easier. To subscribe to BlindCook, send a BLANK emessage with a BLANK subject line to: and you should almost instantaneously receive notification via email from Onelist.com, notifying you that you have been added to the list. BlindCook is automatically hyperarchived. You can access the BlindCook hyperarchive using the following URL: To unsubscribe from BlindCook, send a BLANK emessage with a BLANK subject line to: _________________________________________________________________ + BLIND-CS BLIND-CS is an emailing list designed for college students and professionals in the computer industry. Specific areas of discussion are programming, networking, system maintenance, etc. BLIND-CS is intended to serve as a forum for discussing problems encountered in these areas by blind users and solutions to these problems. To subscribe to BLIND-CS, type the command: SUBSCRIBE BLIND-CS in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post an emessage to BLIND-CS, once you have subscribed, send it to: Individual posts to BLIND-CS, from July 1999 to the present, are archived by eGroups.COM. Note that, while you must first be subscribed to BLIND-CS in order to post to the list, you do not need to be subscribed to the list in order to peruse or search the BLIND-CS hyperarchive. To browse and search the BLIND-CS hyperarchive, visit: To unsubscribe from BLIND-CS, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE BLIND-CS in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of BLIND-CS, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BlinDate BlinDate is a support list dedicated to the discussion of dating and relationships from a blind/vi perspective. The main thrust of the list is to provide blind and sighted people with a way to exchange feelings and techniques for dealing with the complications of dating and relationships and to vent their frustrations. The listowners, however, do not encourage political announcements or commercials, because doing so will divert the list from its orignal purpose. Please be VERY discrete when talking about anything pertaining to a sexual content--there is a list named BlindAdult for such topics of discussion. The focus of this list, BlinDate, is on feelings regarding dating and relationships. To subscribe to Blindate, send a BLANK emessage to: Once you are subscribed to BlinDate you can set your BlinDate subscription to digest form--so that you receive all of the day's posts in a single (usually large) emessage, rather than individually--by sending a BLANK emessage to: You can set your BlinDate subscription back to normal by sending a BLANK emessage to: To unsubscribe from BlinDate, send a BLANK emessage to: To contact the listowner of BlinDate, Moe Enguillado, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BLIND-DEV The purpose of BLIND-DEV is to serve as a catalyst which will both spur and speed the development of software which will enable the blind user to use emerging technologies, platforms, operating systems, and applications as they are developed, so that access is built-in, rather than retrofitted. BLIND-DEV, therefore, is a conduit through which software developers and users--whatever their area of interest, level of expertise, operating system and/or hardware platform of choice--are able to dialogue, brainstorm, and educate one another. While BLIND-DEV is intended as a technologically oriented list, list "lurkers" are also welcome to monitor this dialogue. Topics of discussion will include, but not be limited to: * design strategies * accessibility APIs, such as MSAA and the JAVA Accessibility API * Text-to-speech APIs, such as SSIL and SAPI * Off-screen models (OSMs) * Braille output APIs * Relevant operating system issues To subscribe to BLIND-DEV, type the command: SUBSCRIBE BLIND-DEV firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: It is possible to subscribe to BLIND-DEV in index form, whereby you receive a table of contents listing the subject lines of the day's traffic. To set your BLIND-DEV subscription to index, type the command: SET BLIND-DEV INDEX in the BODY of an emessage and send it to: BLIND-DEV is also available in digest form--that is, all of the day's posts contained in a single message. To set your BLIND-DEV subscription to digest, type the command: SET BLIND-DEV DIGEST in the body of an emessage and send it to: BLIND-DEV is a closed list, which means that you need to be subscribed to the list in order to post to it. When posting to the list, please keep in mind that anything posted to the list address will be circulated to all of BLIND-DEV's subscribers, so please think before you post! To post an emessage to BLIND-DEV, send it to: The list and its monthly archives are public. This means that one does not have to be subscribed to the list either to post to it or to peruse past posts. BLIND-DEV is also automatically hyperarchived. Past posts to BLIND-DEV can be perused via the web at the following URL: BLIND-DEV also maintains a web site, containing information about the list and links to related recources. The BLIND-DEV web site is located at: and an FTP archive through which alpha and beta versions of developmental software can be distributed. The URL of the BLIND-DEV FTP Repository is: To unsubscribe from BLIND-DEV, type: SIGNOFF BLIND-DEV in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowners of BLIND-DEV, Brendan McKeon and Gregory J. Rosmaita, email: _________________________________________________________________ + Blind-Diet The Blind-Diet list is designed to meet the specific needs of blind and visually impaired individuals who are striving toward a healthier lifestyle. Other interested individuals are welcome. To subscribe to Blind-Diet, type the command: SUBSCRIBE BLIND-DIET in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post to Blind-Diet, once you have subscribed, send your emessage to: To unsubscribe from Blind-Diet, type the command: SIGNOFF BLIND-DIET in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of Blind-Diet, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BLIND-ETC BLIND-ETC is a list dedicated to the discussion of everything and anything not covered by the other lists. Topics of discussion include, but are not limited to: * Discussions about accessing the various operating systems (Windows 95/NT, DOS, OS/2, UNIX, etc.) * Questions on programs, software, hardware and materials related to all of the above. * Product sales announcements and news in the world of blindness. * Discussions of current events and comments about living in the world today. * Passing on of information concerning hot ideas or deals for software or services that you may encounter. * Web access topics and Browser discussions (this topic is especially encouraged! Do you need help or advice? Have you found a great web site which is especially accessible? You are invited to share it in this forum!) * Sharing of your favorite tips and tricks for accessing programs, browsers, web sites or more! The following topics of discussion are not allowed on BLIND-ETC: * Politics (check out BLINDTLK for this topic.) * Religion (check out ECHURCH-L for religious discussions) * Profanity (The newsgroups can fulfill this need; check out alt.flame etc.) * Sex * Dramatic Good-byes. (If you find that BLIND-ETC doesn't meet your needs, feel free to leave, but please do it quietly!) There is only one rule to participating in BLIND-ETC: any topic in the "not allowed" list, will NOT be discussed. Failure to comply with this rule will result in a single warning; a second offense will result in removal from BLIND-ETC, no questions asked. To subscribe to BLIND-ETC, type the command: SUBSCRIBE BLIND-ETC firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage--substituting, of course, your actual first and last names--and send it to: To post an emessage to BLIND-ETC, once you have subscribed, send it to: Emessages posted to BLIND-ETC are automatically archived in a searchable hypertext format. The URL for the BLIND-ETC hyperarchive is: To unsubscribe from BLIND-ETC, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE BLIND-ETC in the BODY of an emessage and send it to: Please direct any problems or inquiries relating to BLIND-ETC to: _________________________________________________________________ + BLINDFAM BLINDFAM, the "blindness and family life discussion list", is a list dedicated to the discussion of the everyday life experiences of blind persons, their family members, and friends. BLINDFAM is a forum for discussions of all aspects of family life as they are affected by the blindness of one or more family members, and welcomes discussion of any topic directly related to how blindness has, is, or will be affecting your family life. All family members are invited to join including spouses, parents, and children of a blind individual as well as any blind person. What topics is it appropriate to discuss on this list? * How does a blind parent change a baby, check for rash, etc. * Parenting questions or situations involving a blind family member * Wood working for the blind child or adult * How to minimize blindisms * Crafts that a blind child or adult can do well and enjoy * Situations at school involving you as a blind parent or your blind child * Dating a blind person--questions or situations to discuss * How does a blind adult pay bills, file papers, write checks, etc. * How can the blind member of your family select clothes that match * How to teach your blind child to play a musical instrument * How can a blind child play sports like football * How to label grocery items so that you know what you are opening * How do blind people cook, clean the house, shop, etc. * Expectations of the blind family member by family or others * Awkward situations * Vacation activities that the whole family can enjoy * Reading stories to a blind or sighted child * Helping your blind child with homework * How can a blind parent help a sighted child with his/her homework * When should mobility training for your child start * What tasks or chores should a blind child or adult be expected to do * The blind parent or child and table manners * Gardening with a blind child or adult * Services for a blind child or adult and where to find them * Games and toys blind children enjoy or have trouble playing * Coping with depression in the blind child or adult * How does a blind teanager apply makeup * Situations involving blindness that upset other family members * Millions of other similar topics for which there is not enough room to list here... Most any situation in your everyday life in which blindness plays a significant role could be a topic for discussion. Especially welcome are topics that other BLINDFAM members can identify with. Descriptions of yourself and your family are always welcome. Only a few common sense rules apply: Please try to avoid technical language, conference announcements, quotes from other lists unless appropriate, and short and discussions that do not relate to blindness. Please, do not post commercials. Try only to post constructive, helpful comments. To subscribe to BLINDFAM, type the command: SUBSCRIBE BLINDFAM firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: You will receive a confirmation request from listserv. Reply to this confirmation request message with the two letter word OK as the body of your reply message and you will receive the welcome message. The list and its monthly archives are public. Once you are subscribed to BLINDFAM, you can set your BLINDFAM subscription to either index or digest form. (Index form means that you receive a daily table of contents listing the day's posts by subject line. Digest form means that you receive [usually] only one mailing per day, which contains all of the messages posted to the list on that day.) To set your BLINDFAM subscription to either index or digest form, type the appropriate command, either: SET BLINDFAM INDEX or SET BLINDFAM DIGEST in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: You must first be subscribed to BLINDFAM in order to send emessages to the list. To post to BLINDFAM, send your emessage to: When you do post to the list, remember that your emessage will be distributed to hundreds of persons worldwide, so please think before you post! Emessages posted to BLINDFAM are automatically archived in a searchable hypertext format. Note that in order to access the hyperarchive, you need to obtain a password. The URL for the BLINDFAM hyperarchive is: To contact Roger Myers, listowner of BLINDFAM, email: _________________________________________________________________ + Blind-Friends Blind-Friends is a list for blind people to make friends and share ideas and problems. It doesn't matter weather the problems are computer related, work related, or just something a person is having trouble with or wants to share. To subscribe to Blind-Friends, type the command: SUBSCRIBE Blind-Friends in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post an emessage to Blind-Friends, once you have subscribed, send it to: Individual posts to Blind-Friends, from February 1999 to the present, are archived by eGroups.COM. To browse or search this hyperarchive, visit: To unsubscribe from Blind-Friends, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE Blind-Friends in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of Blind-Friends, email: _________________________________________________________________ + Blind-Global Blind-Global is an emailing list for people with a vision impairment from anywhere in the world, who wishes to share information, have a laugh, and generally have fun with other visually impaired persons. To subscribe to Blind-Global, type the command: SUBSCRIBE Blind-Global in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post an emessage to Blind-Global, once you have subscribed, send it to: Individual posts to Blind-Global, from January 1999 to the present, are archived by eGroups.COM. To browse or search the hyperarchive of posts to Blind-Global, visit: Note: Access to the Blind-Global hyperarchive is limited to subscribers to the list! To unsubscribe from Blind-Global, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE Blind-Global in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of Blind-Global, email: _________________________________________________________________ + Blind-Hams Blind-Hams is an emaling list dedicated to the discussion of ham radio as it affects blind persons and of blind ham radio operation. To subscribe to Blind-Hams, type: SUBMSCRIBE BLIND-HAMS in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and send it to: To post to Blind-Hams, once you have subscribed, send your emessage to: The Blind-Hams list is also available in digest form. You must already be subscribed to Blind-Hams in order to set your subscription settings so as to receive the posts sent to Blind-Hams as one large, periodically issued emessage. To receive Blind-Hams in digest form, type the command: SET BLIND-HAMS DIGEST in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To unsubscribe from Blind-Hams, type: SIGNOFF BLIND-HAMS in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the list owner of Blind-Hams, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BLIND-ISSUES BLIND-ISSUES is an emailing list dedicated to the free and open discussion of what is happening in the social and political world of the blind and visually impaired. According to Cathy Murtha, co-listowner of BLIND-ISSUES, Many things affect the lives of the blind and visually impaired in everyday life. With this in mind, we thought a list which dealt with the major issues of the day would be a welcome addition to the lists specifically designed for the blind and visually impaired. Topics which bog down and consume other email lists, such as blindness-related organizations and their goals, policies, conventions, and treatment of social issues; transportation issues specific to the blind; and discrimination shown by society toward the blind, are welcome on BLIND-ISSUES, as is the general anger and frustration which may be a part of every day life, and whatever else makes you a little hot under the collar. We want BLIND-ISSUES to be a list for you to vent your frustrations or a place to find a sympathetic ear. If you are in the mood for a spirited debate, BLIND-ISSUES can accommodate! The rules which govern BLIND-ISSUES are simple: 1. The posting of private messages will never be permitted under any condition. 2. No public flaming or chastising of others--take it to private email if you feel the need. 3. No profanity. It is possible to discuss and present your points without the use of such vocabulary. You will find other people will listen to your viewpoint more if you refrain from this. 4. No cross-posting to other lists unless you receive prior permission of the list owners. To subscribe to BLIND-ISSUES, type the command: SUBSCRIBE BLIND-ISSUES firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post to BLIND-ISSUES once you have subscribed, send your emessage to: Please remember that your post will be distributed to everyone who is subscribed to BLIND-ISSUES, so please think before you post! Emessages posted to BLIND-ISSUES are automatically archived in a searchable hypertext format. The URL for the BLIND-ISSUES hyperarchive is: To unsubscribe from BLIND-ISSUES, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE BLIND-ISSUES in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowners of BLIND-ISSUES, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BLINDJOB BLINDJOB exists to facillitate the discussion of employment issues and opportunities for the blind and visually impaired. BLINDJOB is intended to promote discussion on any and every aspect of employment as it relates to blind people. Blind job-seekers are encouraged to post a "cover letter" to the list, for potential employers to read and potential employers are encourage to post job openings which might be of interest to BLINDJOB subscribers. Other issues which are appropriate topics of discussion on BLINDJOB include: the accessibility of jobs, creative ways of making jobs accessible, problems which people face in getting jobs due to their blindness, problems employers face in hiring blind people, etc. To subscribe to BLINDJOB, type the following command: SUBSCRIBE BLINDJOB firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To unsubscribe from BLINDJOB, type the command: SIGNOFF BLINDJOB in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: It is suggested that upon subscribing to the list, you take a minute to introduce yourself to the other list members by sending an emessage to BLINDJOB, which briefly describes who you are and why you've joined the list. To post to BLINDJOB, send your emessage to: Emessages posted to BLINDJOB are automatically archived in a searchable hypertext format. Note that in order to access the hyperarchive, you first need to obtain a password. The URL for the BLINDJOB hyperarchive is: To contact the listowner of BLINDJOB, Bruce Toews, email: or _________________________________________________________________ + BlindKid BlindKid is sponsored by the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC), a division of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). The purpose of BlindKid is twofold. First, the BlindKid list is intended to foster the sharing of information between people interested in the welfare and development of blind children. Secondly, BlindKid is a means of communication between members and supporters of NOPBC, to promote and discuss its activities--such as the Braille Readers are Leaders contest; Future Reflections, and the like. There will also be occasional posts concerning issues of major importance to the blind as well as announcements concerning activities of NOPBC and of NFB. To subscribe to BlindKid, type the command: SUBSCRIBE BLINDKID in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post to BlindKid, send your emessage to: and your emessage will automatically be posted to everyone who is subscribed to BlindKid via the Internet. At the same time, your emessage will also be posted to the "Blind Kid" discussion area carried on NFB NET. To unsubscribe from BlindKid, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE BLINDKID in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: BlindKid is moderated by Edwin Zehner and Barbara Cheadle. You can contact them with questions and comments about the content of BlindKid by using the following eddresses: and Please report any problems you encounter with the operation of the list, to the listowner, David Andrews. To contact the listowner of BlindKid, email: or If you have questions about NOPBC, please contact its president, Barbara Cheadle: Barbara Cheadle, President National Organization of Parents of Blind Children National Federation of the Blind 1800 Johnson Street Baltimore, MD 21230 Telephone: (410) 659-9314 Fax: (410) 685-5653 _________________________________________________________________ + BLIND-L: Non-GUI Computer Use by and for the Blind Speech synthesizer not speaking to you? Refreshable braille display need refreshing? Scanner not scanning? If you've got problems, BLIND-L has the answers... With over 500 subscribers worldwide, someone's bound to be able to help... To subscribe to BLIND-L, type the command: SUBSCRIBE BLIND-L firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and send it to: To unsubscribe from BLIND-L, type the command: SIGNOFF BLIND-L in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post to BLIND-L, send your emessage to: Note that in order to post to BLIND-L, you must already be subscribed to the list. To hear what BLIND-L is all about, visit Masafumi Nakane's (Unofficial) Archive of the BLIND-L Mailing List, which is located at: Or, use the following URL to listen to today's messages on BLIND-L: To contact BLIND-L's listowner, Brian Lingard, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BlindLaw BlindLaw, the Blind Law Mailing List, is a project of the National Association of Blind Lawyers (NABL), a division of the National Federation of the Blind. The list serves at least two purposes. First, it is a place where individuals and organizations can ask legal questions. The list will be monitored by members of NABL and they hope to help people with matters connected to the law and blindness, such as ADA questions and the like. Secondly, the list is a vehicle for members of the National Association of Blind Lawyers to stay in contact with each other and other blind attorneys and individuals working in or interested in the legal field. To subscribe to BlindLaw, type: SUBSCRIBE BLINDLAW in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and send it to: Please note that "blindlaw" is one word, not two. While there is not a digest version available currently, there will be in the near future. To unsubscribe from BlindLaw, type: SIGNOFF BLINDLAW in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: You can peruse the list in Message Area 8 of NFBnet, the official BBS of the National Federation of the Blind. You can reach NFBnet by directly dialup at (612) 696-1975, or you can telnet to nfbnet.org. To contact BLINDLAW's listowner, David Andrews, email: or _________________________________________________________________ + Blind-Notes If you are , and a , or if you are helping someone who is blind use Lotus Notes, or just want to share experiences with this package, this list is for you. Blind-Notes is a list intended for blind users of Lotus Notes. If you are using Lotus Notes and want to share your personal experiences, or if you are assisting (or have assisted) a blind individual configure or use of Lotus Notes, you are strongly encouraged to subscribe to Blind-Notes. To subscribe to Blind-Notes, type the command: SUBSCRIBE Blind-Notes in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post an emessage to Blind-Notes, once you have subscribed, send it to: Individual posts to Blind-Notes, from November 1998 to the present, are archived by eGroups.COM. To browse or search this hyperarchive, visit: Note: While you must first be subscribed to Blind-Notes in order to post to the list, you do not need to be subscribed to Blind-Notes in order to peruse or search the list's hyperarchive. To unsubscribe from Blind-Notes, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE Blind-Notes in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of Blind-Notes, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BlindNws A digest of blindness-related postings culled from various lists. To subscribe to the BLINDNEWS DIGEST, type: SUBSCRIBE BLINDNWS firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and send it to: To unsubscribe from the BLINDNEWS DIGEST, type: SIGNOFF BLINDNWS in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of BLINDNWS, email: _________________________________________________________________ + Blind-Parents Blind-Parents is an emailing list for parents who themselves are blind, and who wish to discuss topics related to parenthood. The sharing of resources and solutions to problems is the focus of discussion on Blind-Parents. To subscribe to Blind-Parents, send a BLANK emessage, with a BLANK subject line, to: You can also subscribe to Blind-Parents via the web, using the following URL: To post to Blind-Parents, once you are subscribed, send your emessage to: To unsubscribe from Blind-Parents, send a BLANK emessage, with a BLANK subject line, to: To contact the listowner of Blind-Parents, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BlindProgramming BlindProgramming has been created for adaptive software users programming in any language, especially in the GUI environment. Whether you're interested in writing software in C/C++, Basic, Pascal, Java, HTML, Unix, or any other environment, or if you're experienced in any language, please consider sharing your experience and knowledge on this list. You don't have to have a degree in Computer Science, just an interest in writing code, whether it is for your personal use, or for release in the shareware or commercial market. Some general topics of discussion on the BlindProgramming list include, but are not limited to: * Accessible documentation for compilers, linkers, debuggers, Integrated Development Environments (IDE), or just plain code editors in DOS, Windows, Unix, or any other OS's. * Training and Tutorials on different languages. * Tips and hints on what works with speech, and what doesn't. * A sounding board of experience that users not so experienced can bounce source code/troublesome routines off of for suggestions and corrections. * Personal reviews on the latest development tools, and their friendliness. As long as the topic deals with development in any way, shape, or form, then it will be considered on topic, so if you've got a question, don't hesitate to ask--even if you're not totally sure it is relative. And, if you see a question that you can answer, or a situation you can comment on, please do! To subscribe to BLINDPROGRAMMING send an empty/blank emessage to: To unsubscribe from BLINDPROGRAMMING, send an empty emessage to: To contact BLINDPROGRAMMING's listowner, Dennis Brown, email: _________________________________________________________________ + Blind-Singles Blind-Singles is a forum for the blind and others who are interested to look for that special someone. discuss romance, dating, how to meet people, and methods and strategies for getting acquainted with others. To subscribe to Blind-Singles, type the command: SUBSCRIBE Blind-Singles in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post an emessage to Blind-Singles, once you have subscribed, send it to: Individual posts to Blind-Singles, from January 1999 to the present, are archived by eGroups.COM. To browse or search this hyperarchive, visit: Note: While you do need to be subscribed to Blind-Singles to post to the list, you do not need to be subscribed to the list to peruse or search its hyperarchive. To unsubscribe from Blind-Singles, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE Blind-Singles in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of Blind-Singles, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BlindSum BLINDSUM is, as its name implies, a summary of topics which are being discussed on blindness-related lists. By subscribing to BLINDSUM, you can find out what is being discussed on the many blindness-related mailing lists, newsgroups, forums, etc. to which you are not subscribed. Members of BLINDSUM do not post to the list; instead, they receive postings from BLINDSUM. To subscribe to BLINDSUM, type: SUBSCRIBE BLINDSUM firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and send it to: To unsubscribe from BLINDSUM, type: SIGNOFF BLINDSUM in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and send it to: Summaries distributed by BLINDSUM are automatically archived in a searchable hypertext format. Note that in order to access the hyperarchive, you first need to obtain a password. The URL for the BLINDSUM hyperarchive is: To contact BLINDSUM's listowner, Roger Myers, email: or BLINDSUM is always in need of volunteers to summarize list activity, so if you have a little time to monitor a currently unmonitored list, please contact BLINDSUM's owner, Roger Myers, at , with the name of the Internet resource you would like to summarize weekly. If more then one person summarizes a list then they share the work. (Note: You do not need to volunteer to remain a member of BLINDSUM) _________________________________________________________________ + Blind-Teens Blind-Teens is intended as a forum where blind teenagers can discuss anything blindness-related with people their own age. is also intended as a forum through which blind teenagers can simply share ideas and make friends. To subscribe to Blind-Teens, type the command: SUBSCRIBE Blind-Teens in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post an emessage to Blind-Teens, once you have subscribed, send it to: Individual posts to Blind-Teens, from November 1999 to the present, are archived by eGroups.COM. To browse this hyperarchive, visit: Note: While you must first be subscribed to Blind-Teens in order to post an emessage to the list, you do not need to be subscribed to the list to search the Blind-Teens hyperarchive. To unsubscribe from Blind-Teens, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of Blind-Teens, Jak Goodfellow, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BLINDTLK BLINDTLK exists to facilitate the discussion of general topics of interest to blind and visually impaired persons, their friends and relatives, and anyone else who is interested in blindness and visual impairments. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, computers and adaptive access technology, Braille and Braille literacy, cane travel, Guide Dogs, alternative techniques of blindness, training centers, etc. BLINDTLK is sponsored by the National Federation of the Blind, and "is intended to promote the positive philosophy of blindness developed and promoted by the National Federation of the Blind." BLINDTLK also provides users with access to the resources and information provided by the International Braille and Technology Center for the Blind, the world's largest demonstration and evaluation center for computer technology used by blind persons. To subscribe to BLINDTLK, type the command: subscribe blindtlk in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To unsubscribe from BLINDTLK, type: unsubscribe blindtlk in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: BLINDTLK is echoed as Blind Talk Echo on the Fidonet BBS network. If you have any questions about BLINDTLK, email David Andrews at: _________________________________________________________________ + BlindTrek BlindTrek, as its name implies, is a discussion list for blind Star Trek fans. To subscribe to BlindTrek, type the command: SUBSCRIBE BlindTrek in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post an emessage to BlindTrek, once you have subscribed, send it to: Individual posts to BlindTrek, from August 1999 to the present, are archived by eGroups.COM. Note that, while you must first be subscribed to BlindTrek in order to post to the list, you do not need to be subscribed to the list in order to peruse or search the BlindTrek hyperarchive. To browse or search the BlindTrek hyperarchive, visit: To unsubscribe from BlindTrek, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE BlindTrek in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of BlindTrek, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BlindWithSight BlindWithSight is a list for people who are classified as legally blind, but who have some sight. According to the list's founder, Merv Keck: I called [the list] BindWithSight because I don't know how to identify myself. Am I partially blind or partially sighted? Which world do I fit in? The totally blind tell me I'm sighted and I don't understand. The sighted call me blind, and put me in a box. This list is for discussion of issues, stories, experiences, and anything else related to those who are "blind" with some sight. To subscribe to BlindWithSight, send a BLANK emessage to: To post to BlindWithSight, once you have subscribed, send your emessage to: To unsubscribe from BlindWithSight, send a BLANK emessage to: _________________________________________________________________ + Blind-X Blind-X, is a forum open to blind and sighted people alike. It has not been formed to compete with other blindness-related mailing lists but will serve as just one more avenue of information exchange among blind computer users. Blind-X is not restricted to computer-related discussions but anything blindness-related. Cross postings of information, for sale items, questions and answers, product information, belly aching and complaining, help and tips, software, the proes and cons of anything blind related, where to find the best talking watch or web sight, and just about anything else one might wish to discuss is more than welcome on BLIND-X. If, on the other hand, a discussion begins to take on a life of its own, and if that discussion just so happens to be the main focus of a mailing list set aside for that topic, the moderator will suggest it be move to that list. In this way, BLIND-X is designed to facilitate discussion on topics unrelated to, or not covered by, other mailing lists. To subscribe to BLIND-X, type the command: SUBSCRIBE BLIND-X firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage, substituting, of course, your actual first and last names, and send it to: To post to BLIND-X once you have subscribed, send your emessage to: Please note that any emessage sent to the list will be distributed to everyone who is subscribed to BLIND-X, so please think before you post! Emessages posted to BLIND-X are automatically archived in a searchable hypertext format. The URL for the BLIND-X hyperarchive is: To unsubscribe from BLIND-X, type: SIGNOFF BLIND-X in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: _________________________________________________________________ + BLINKMART BLINKMART is a list designed to give the visually impaired user a means of advertising his or her used equipment for the purposes of selling or trading. BLINKMART is a moderated list, which means that only legitimate posts will be distributed to listmembers. This means that you will not have to wade through off-topic gripes, complaints, and viewpoints that would be better placed on other mailing lists in order to find out what other blind and visually impaired users are offering to sell or swap. To subscribe to BLINKMART, type the command: SUBSCRIBE BLINKMART firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage (substituting, of course, your actual firstname and lastname), and send it to: Since BLINKMART is a moderated list, all potential posts must first be reviewed by the moderator before they are distributed to the list's subscribers. To submit a post to BLINDKMART for review, send it to: To unsubscribe from BLINKMART, type the command: SIGNOFF BLINKMART in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact BLINKMART's moderator, email: _________________________________________________________________ + blinux-list BLINUX-LIST is a moderated forum dedicated to develop support for blind users of the free operating system, Linux. The purpose of BLINUX-LIST is to serve as a catalyst which will both spur and speed the development of software which will enable the blind user to run his or her own Linux workstation his or herself. One of the first steps in this direction is the compilation of HOWTO documentation files, in a wide variety of formats and languages, which will enable blind, visually impaired, deaf-blind, and low-vision users to install LINUX on their computers themselves. To find out more about this aspect of the BLINUX project, please read Michael de la Rue's position paper, a hypertext version of which can be found at: So, who should subscribe to BLINUX-LIST and why? Well, if you are a software developer with spare time (is there such a creature?) who is interested in facilitating support for blind users of Linux, BLINUX-LIST is the place to exchange ideas, announce new software and trouble-shooting strategies, and get feedback from "the blind vine". If you are a professional working in the field of blind computer use, BLINUX-LIST is the ideal source of new, interesting information and a means of sharing your experiences with others. If you are a hacker who is blind, you may use BLINUX-LIST to get the newest blind support software for Linux. To subscribe to BLINUX-LIST, type the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the Subject: line of an emessage, and send it to: To unsubscribe from BLINUX-LIST, type the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the Subject: line of an emessage, and send it to: BLINUX-LIST is an open forum. That means that you do not have to be subscribed to the list to post an emessage to it. You can use the following eddress to post an emessage to the subscribers of BLINUX-LIST: You can then query the BLINUX-LIST hyperarchive to determine if your post has elicited a response. Every submission sent to BLINUX-LIST is archived. To find out more about BLINUX-LIST's hypertext archive, type the commmand: archive help in the Subject: line of an emessage, and send it to: BLINUX-LIST also supplies a pointer file to blind support software for Linux. The pointer file contains the archived filename, a description of the software, and the URL of the server from which the archived software can be obtained. There are two versions of the pointer file. A hypertext version, from which the referenced software can be directly downloaded, located at: A plain ASCII version of the pointer file of Linux support software for the blind, is available from the BLINUX FTP Archive's Repository, using the following URL: BLINUX-LIST also maintains its own FTP archive, where documentation, code, applications, and other developmental aids and catalysts are stored. The BLINUX FTP Archive is divided into two parts: The Repository, located at , and The Depository, located at , where new files can be uploaded for addition to The Repository. The BLINUX FTP Archive is part of a broader, web-based interface, the BLINUX Documentation and Development Project, the URL of which is: BLINUX-LIST is echoed in the newsgroup comp.os.linux.announce To contact BLINUX-LIST's listowner, Hans Zoebelein, email: _________________________________________________________________ + Blinux-Newbie Blinux-Newbie is an emailing list targetted at blind computer users who are either new to Linux or who are considering using Linux. Any questions about Linux are welcome, as are experienced Linux users who are willing to help. Please do not simply tell someone to read the documentation or search the Web for the answers, since this is especially difficult for new users who don't know where to look! To subscribe to Blinux-Newbie, type the command: SUBSCRIBE Blinux-Newbie in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post an emessage to Blinux-Newbie, once you have subscribed, send it to: Individual posts to Blinux-Newbie, from December 1999 to the present, are archived by eGroups.COM. Note that, while you must first be subscribed to Blinux-Newbie in order to post to the list, you do not need to be subscribed to the list in order to peruse or search the Blinux-Newbie hyperarchive. To browse or search the Blinux-Newbie hyperarchive, visit: To unsubscribe from Blinux-Newbie, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE Blinux-Newbie in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of Blinux-Newbie, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BlndCompUse BlndCompUse is a list dedicated to the general discussion of blind people using computers. BlndCompUse is intended to facillitate the discussion of any and all aspects of computers used by the blind and visually impaired. It is not specifically geared towards any one aspect of computer use by the blind. All types of products produced by all types of companies may be discussed on BlndCompUse. Topics of discussion include, but are not limited to: * Braille displays * screen readers * notetakers designed for use by the blind (i.e. the Braille 'n Speak, Type 'n Speak, Myna, etc.) The only restrictions are as follows: 1. no profanity 2. no name calling 3. Keep your personal information off the list. This is not a dating service! 4. No attachments (i.e. do not attach files to a post) To subscribe to BlndCompUse, send a BLANK emessage with a BLANK subject line to: To post to BlndCompUse, once you have subscribed, send your post to: To unsubscribe from BlndCompUse, send a BLANK emessage with a BLNAK subject line to: To contact the listowner of BlndCompUse, Bud Manuel, email: _________________________________________________________________ + Books/Reading List The Books/Reading emailing list is dedicated to the discussion of books as read by the blind and visually impaired. Topics include braille, audio, large print, moon type, and other print alternatives; favorite narrators and books; copyright and access issues relating to books and printed materials; as well as anything else related to books and reading from a blind and visually impaired perspective. To subscribe to the Books/Reading emailing list, type: subscribe books firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To unsubscribe from the Books/Reading emailing list, type: unsubscribe books in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: The Books/Reading list has spawned a web site, Read 'Em and Speak, which contains links to sources of electronic texts and reading materials and media for the blind and visually impaired, as well as complete works of fiction. Read 'Em and Speak is located at: The Books/Reading list also maintains an FTP archive, located at: to which books in the public domain can be uploaded and downloaded. To contact the listowner of the Books/Reading List, Luke Davis, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BookTop BookTop, short for "Book Topics", is a discussion list where people can discuss everything from their favorite books, authors, and narrators, to their favorite mode of reading, such as via Braille, print (large or small), audio, scanner, etc. BookTop is not restricted to blind people. The list owner happens to be blind, and, consequently, so are most of the other subscribers, but anyone who is interested in reading is welcome to join the list. If you ever want to contact the list owner for any reason, to make suggestions on how to improve the list, to voice a complaint or any other comment, etc, send an e-mail to Jodie@webspan.net. Thanks and I hope you enjoy the list. To subscribe to BookTop, send a BLANK emessage with a BLANK subject line to: and you should, shortly thereafter, receive notification from Onelist.com, via email, notifying you that you have been added to BookTop. To post an emessage to BookTop, once you have subscribed, send it to: Note: You must first be subscribed to BookTop in order to post to the list. Remember that your post will be distributed to everyone else who is subscribed to BookTop, so please think before you post! BookTop is automatically hyperarchived. Note that, in order to browse and search the BookTop hyperarchive, you first need to be subscribed to the list. You can access the BookTop hyperarchive using the following URL: To unsubscribe from BookTop, send a BLANK emessage with a BLANK subject line to: To contact BookTop's listowner, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BRAILLE Diskusni klub pro technicke, vzdelavaci, kulturni a socialni problemy nevidomych. V tomto diskusnim klubu jsou pripustne dva jazyky: cestina a anglictina. Czech Republic-based list dedicated to the discussion of blindness-related topics in both Czech and English. To subscribe to BRAILLE, type: SUBSCRIBE BRAILLE firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To unsubscribe from BRAILLE, type the command: SIGNOFF BRAILLE in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: Past posts to BRAILLE are automatically archived in a hypertext format. The hypertext BRAILLE archive is located at: Note that the word "BRAILLE" in the above URL is completely capitalized. For more information about the BRAILLE mailing list, consult the cesnet.cz Mailing List WWW Gateway, which is located at: To contact BRAILLE's listowner, email: _________________________________________________________________ + braille-l BRAILLE-L is an emailing list devoted to the promotion of Braille literacy. To subscribe to BRAILLE-L, type: SUBSCRIBE BRAILLE-L in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To unsubscribe from BRAILLE-L, type: SIGNOFF BRAILLE-L in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post an emessage to BRAILLE-L, once you are subscribed, send your post to: To contact BRAILLE-L's listowner, Jonathan Mosen, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BrailleM BrailleM, the Braille Music List, is a forum for discussing and learning about all aspects of Braille music code. The BrailleM list is designed to help beginners in Braille music and provide them a place where they can ask questions of more experienced Braille music users. The list will also be useful to more experienced users, who can discuss difficult passages and formats. BrailleM also covers any and all subjects related to Braille music, such as where to find teaching materials, where to order Braille musical material, how to transcribe music into Braille music code, and so on. To subscribe to BrailleM, type the command SUBSCRIBE BRAILLEM in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and send it to: After you submit your subscription request, you will receive a confirmation emessage, to which you must reply in order to complete the subscription process. To post to BrailleM once you have subscribed, send your emessage to: Please keep in mind that your emessage will be distributed to everyone who is subscribed to BrailleM, so please think before you post. If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can subscribe to BrailleM using a hypertext form located at: To contact the listowner of BrailleM, Brent Hugh, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BrailleTech The purpose of BRAILLETECH is to provide a foundation for the discussion of braille-based and braille-related hardware and/or software technologies. To subscribe to BRAILLETECH, type: SUBSCRIBE BRAILLETECH in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To unsubscribe from BRAILLETECH, type: UNSUBSCRIBE BRAILLETECH in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of BrailleM, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BRCTR BRCTR is a technical list devoted to the discussion of the advancement and future of braille, sponsored by the Braille Research Center. To subscribe to BRCTR, type: SUBSCRIBE BRCTR firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To unsubscribe from BRCTR, type: SIGNOFF BRCTR in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of BRCTR, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BRL-HELP BRL-HELP is a new component of the American Foundation for the Blind's National Braille Literacy Mentor Project, dedicated to the promotion of discussion and sharing of ideas about braille instruction. BRL-HELP is open to all people who wish to ask specific questions about braille instruction or the students to whom they teach braille; to respond to requests for information; to share successful strategies that have worked in teaching braille; and to discuss resources and materials that are available. BRL-HELP welcomes input from special education and rehabilitation teachers of braille, preschool and general education teachers of children who are blind or visually impaired, parents and other family members of blind individuals, and anyone else who is interested in promoting excellence in braille instruction. To subscribe to BRL-HELP, type: SUBSCRIBE BRL-HELP in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To unsubscribe from BRL-HELP, type: UNSUBSCRIBE BRL-HELP in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of BRL-HELP, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BRL-Monitor A free subscription to the Braille Monitor, the magazine of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is available via email. To have the The Braille Monitor automatically delivered to you via email monthly, type the following command: SUBSCRIBE BRL-MONITOR firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To cancel your email subscription to The Braille Monitor, type: SIGNOFF BRL-MONITOR in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: Please report any problem with your email subscription to The Braille Monitor to: _________________________________________________________________ + BRL_ZYLX BRL_ZYLX is an emailing list dedicated to support for a uniform Braille code alternative to the UBC. To subscribe to BRL_ZYLX, type: SUBSCRIBE BRL_ZYLX in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To unsubscribe from BRL_ZYLX, type: UNSUBSCRIBE BRL_ZYLX in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of BRL_ZYLX, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BSPORTS: The Blind Sports mailing list bsports, a.k.a. Blindsports, is an emailing list dealing specifically with sports for the blind. Topics may range from announcements of upcoming tournaments, how to make sports more accessible to the blind, results from tournaments and events, sports training camps, and any other related topics. To subscribe to BSPORTS, send an emessage with a blank subject line to: in the BODY of the emessage, type: subscribe bsports firstname lastname where "firstname lastname" is your complete name. If you were subscribed to this list in the past, and suddenly ceased to receive it, please resubscribe at the new address, and please accept the listowners' apologies for the inconvenience. To unsubscribe from BSPORTS, send an emessage with a blank subject line to: in the BODY of the emessage, type: SIGNOFF bsports To contact the listowner of BSPORTS, J.J. Meddaugh, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BUDDY-L BUDDY-L is an informal guide dog discussion list. To subscribe to BUDDY-L, type the command: subscribe buddy-l firstname lastname in the body of the emessage, an email it to: Please note that you must include your voice phone number and your reason for joining the list in your subscription request. To contact the listowners of BUDDY-L, email either: Robert Carter at or Clarence Whaley at _________________________________________________________________ + BVI-Moderators With the proliferation of emailing lists owned and/or moderated by blind and visually impaired individuals, the time has come to create a list with that audience specifically in mind. BVI-Moderators is open to all blind and visually impaired listowners and moderators, regardless of where a list is hosted. On BVI-Moderators, one could discuss the sometimes unique problems encountered by blind and visually impaired list owners/moderators, and also have a place to vent their spleen if need be. To subscribe to BVI-Moderators, send a BLANK emessage to: To post to BVI-Moderators, once you have subscribed, send your emessage to: To unsubscribe from BVI-Moderators, send a BLANK emessage to: To contact the listowner of BVI-Moderators, Kevin LaRose, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BVI-Parents BVI-Parents has been created as a means of enabling the parents of children who are blind or visually impaired to network and share ideas and experiences. Teachers, blind adults, or other interested persons are also welcome; however, the primary focus of the list is the needs of the parents of blind and visually impaired children. Since BVI-Parents was founded in April 1998, it has served parents from a variety of backgrounds. Topics discussed have included, but are certainly not limited to: * when to introduce the white cane, * encouraging visually impaired infants to explore the environment, * social skills, * educational placement options, * summer camp, * braille, * low vision, and * music education To subscribe to BVI-Parents, send a BLANK emessage to: and you will receive a confirmation message, to which you will need to reply, in order to complete the subscription process. To post to BVI-Parents, once you have subscribed, send your emessage to: Remember that your post will be distributed to everyone else who is subscribed to BVI-Parents, so please think before you post! To unsubscribe from BVI-Parents, send a BLANK emessage to: To contact the listowner of BVI-Parents, Sarah J. Blake, email: _________________________________________________________________ + BVI-Parents-Digest BVI-Parents-Digest, is (as its name implies) the digest version of the BVI-Parents emailing list. When you subscribe to BVI-Parents-Digest, you receive one daily message which contains all of the posts sent to BVI-Parents during the course of the day. To subscribe to BVI-Parents-Digest, send a BLANK emessage to: and you will receive a confirmation message, to which you will need to reply, in order to complete the subscription process. To post to BVI-Parents, once you have subscribed, send your emessage to: Remember that your post will be distributed to everyone else who is subscribed to BVI-Parents, so please think before you post! To unsubscribe from BVI-Parents-Digest, send a BLANK emessage to: To contact the listowner of BVI-Parents, Sarah J. Blake, email: _________________________________________________________________ + Choroideremia Choroideremia was created to facilitate discussion and the dissemination of information between people who have been diagnosed with, or who are interested in, the genetic degenerative eye disease Choroideremia. Choroideremia, or CHM, is also known by the name Tapetechoroidal Dystrophy, or TCD. Choroideremia is a genetic eye disease caused by a genetic defect located at Xq21.2 and those afflicted with the eye disease will initially be night blind, and their retina will begin to deteriorate beginning in the periphera and tunnel to complete blindness. Appropriate topics of discussion on the Choroideremia list are those concerning Choroideremia, its treatment, life experiences, research information, and other personal and technichal information that has anything to do with the disease. To subscribe to Choroideremia, type: subscribe Choroideremia in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To unsubscribe from Choroideremia, type: unsubscribe Choroideremia in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of Choroideremia, Jason Mckinney, email: or _________________________________________________________________ + Computer_Professionals_With_LowViz Computer_Professionals_With_LowViz is an emailing list for people working as computer professionals who have low vision or are blind. Technical discussion on how we can best perform a highly technical and demanding job. What work-a-rounds have we discovered to help us get our jobs done? What adaptive hardware, and programmatic aids exist for Microsoft, or Sun, or other UNIX flavored equipment? How have we fared with employers and supervisors? Open to all computer system professionals working in the field (industry employees, government, ISPs). This includes techies, such as programmers; UNIX system administrators; NT administrators; Novell system administrators; engineers; webmasters; and HTML coders; etc. To subscribe to Computer_Professionals_With_LowViz, type the command: SUBSCRIBE computer_professionals_with_lowviz in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post an emessage to Computer_Professionals_With_LowViz, once you have subscribed, send it to: Individual posts to Computer_Professionals_With_LowViz, from August 1999 to the present, are archived by eGroups.COM. Note that you must first be subscribed to Computer_Professionals_With_LowViz in order peruse or search the Computer_Professionals_With_LowViz hyperarchive. To browse the Computer_Professionals_With_LowViz hyperarchive, visit: To unsubscribe from Computer_Professionals_With_LowViz, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE computer_professionals_with_lowviz in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of Computer_Professionals_With_LowViz, email: _________________________________________________________________ + DanBlind Postliste for blinde i Danmark. DanBlind is a discussion list for Danish blind people. Assumed default language is Danish. To subscribe to DanBlind, type the command: SUBSCRIBE DanBlind in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: DanBlind is an open list, which means that you do not have to be subscribed to the list in order to post to the list. Remember, however, that when you post to the list, your emessage will be distributed to everyone else who has subscribed to the list, so please think before you post! To post an emessage to DanBlind, send it to: Individual posts to DanBlind, from ??? to the present, are archived by eGroups.COM. Note that while you do not need to be subscribed to DanBlind in order to post to the list, you do need to be subscribed to DanBlind in order peruse or search the DanBlind hyperarchive. To browse or search the DanBlind hyperarchive, visit: To unsubscribe from DanBlind, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE DanBlind in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of DanBlind, email: _________________________________________________________________ + DBTechies: The Deaf-Blind Technies Newsletter DBTechies, also known as The DB Techies Newsletter is a distribution list intended for the use of deaf-blind, blind, and partially sighted people. The aim of DBTechies is to try and inform deafblind people what is new in the high-tech world that we all live in now. DBTechies will feature information about new products for use by the deaf-blind, as well as discussion of whether mainstream products and products designed for use by the blind can be used by the deaf-blind. A great deal of the information in The DB Techies Newsletter will be culled from the net. DBTechies is a moderated list, which means that before a post is distributed to subscribers, it is first reviewed for appropriateness by the listowner. To subscribe to DBTechies, type the command: SUBSCRIBE DBTechies in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To submit an emessage to the DBTechies moderator for distribution to the list, once you have subscribed, send it to: Individual posts to DBTechies, from September 1999 to the present, are archived by eGroups.COM. Note that, while you must first be subscribed to DBTechies in order to post to the list, you do not need to be subscribed to the list in order to peruse or search the DBTechies hyperarchive. To browse or search the DBTechies hyperarchive, visit: To unsubscribe from DBTechies, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE DBTechies in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of DBTechies, email: _________________________________________________________________ + DeafBlnd Discussion of issues affecting people who are both deaf and blind. To subscribe to DeafBlnd, type the command: SUBSCRIBE deafblnd firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To unsubscribe from DeafBlnd, type: SIGNOFF deafblnd in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: All posts to the DeafBlnd list are automatically archived. You can peruse past posts to the DeafBlnd list via the web, using the following URL: To contact the listowner of DeafBlnd, email: The DEAFBLND FAQ is now available from: _________________________________________________________________ + DOLPHIN-L DOLPHIN-L is an emailing list which is dedicated to the discussion of multilingual synthesizers and screen reading programs. The name of the list is derived from Dolphin Systems, the manufacturer of the Apollo2 multilingual synthesizers and screen readers for DOS and Windows95 and Windows NT. The list, however, has no relation with Dolphin Systems in any commercial fashion. Users of other speech-access systems are welcome to participate in this emailing list in order to discuss possible multilingual solutions for their screen reader/synthesizer set-ups. To subscribe to DOLPHIN-L, type the command: subscribe dolphin-l in the BODY of the message, and send it to: To unsubscribe from DOLPHIN-L, type the command: unsubscribe dolphin-l in the BODY of the message, and send it to: To contact DOLPHIN-L's listowner, Nektarios Mallas, email:: _________________________________________________________________ + DOS-Discuss Recently Travis Siegel decided that there isn't enough information or sources of assistance on the internet for DOS users, so he's set up an emailing list dedicated to the discussion of DOS and how it can be used (even today) to do just about anything required by a user. Anything and everything DOS-related (including program-specific inquiries/threads) is welcome on DOS-Discuss. To subscribe to DOS-Discuss, type the command: SUBSCRIBE DOS-DISCUSS firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage, substituting your full name for "firstname lastname", and send it to: Please note that if you fail to type your first and last names, the list processing software will reject your subscription request. To unsubscribe from DOS-Discuss, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE DOS-DISCUSS in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of DOS-Discuss, email: _________________________________________________________________ + DUXUSER DUXUSER, the Duxbury User's List exists not only to provide support for users of Duxbury products, but also for anyone interested in Duxbury's braille-related products. The list not only provides a forum where users can post messages of general interest to other Duxbury users, but as a means of circulating announcements of general interest to Duxbury users, including all product releases and upgrades. To subscribe to DUXUSER, type the command: SUBSCRIBE DUXUSER in the BODY and send it to: To unsubscribe from DUXUSER, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE DUXUSER in the BODY and send it to: To contact the listowner of DUXUSER, Joe Sullivan, email: _________________________________________________________________ + DVICEC-S (formerly known as DVH-S) DVICEC-S is a forum for teachers of the visually impaired. This list was formerly known as DVH-S. To subscribe to DVICEC-S, type the command: SUBSCRIBE DVICEC-S firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage, substituting your full name for "firstname" and "lastname", and send it to: To unsubscribe from DVICEC-S, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE DVICEC-S in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of DVICEC-S, email: _________________________________________________________________ + EMACSPEAK EMACSPEAK is a discussion list for users of Emacspeak, A Speech Output Subsystem For Emacs. T.V. Raman, the author of Emacspeak, is a participant on the list. To subscribe to EMACSPEAK, type the word: subscribe in the SUBJECT field of a blank emessage, and send it to: If you would like the subscription sent to any email address other than the one from which the subscription request is sent, please include that email address in the body of the message as well. To post a question about Emacspeak to the list, address your email to: The Emacspeak emailing list is archived in web-readable format at: where an Archive of User Contributions and Add-Ons is also available. To unsubscribe from EMACSPEAK, type the command: unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line of a blank emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of EMACSPEAK, email : _________________________________________________________________ + EYES-L EYES-L is a discussion group for the spouses, friends, and assistants of blind and visually impaired persons. People with visual impairments are asked not to join, as the purpose of this list is to give the above-listed the freedom to share feelings and comments about their relationships, and the trials, triumphs, and difficulties encountered with their loved ones and friends who are visually impaired. To subscribe to EYES-L, type: SUBSCRIBE EYES-L username@domain firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, substituting your actual email address (i.e. oedipus@hicom.net) for "username@domain" and your first and last names, and send it to: To unsubscribe from EYES-L, type: UNSUBSCRIBE EYES-L username@domain in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, substituting your actual email address (i.e. oedipus@hicom.net) for "username@domain", and send it to: To contact the listowner of EYES-L, Mike Wardin, send your email to: _________________________________________________________________ + GayBlind The purpose of the GayBlind emailing list is to establish contact between blind people who are gay or lesbian. To subscribe to GayBlind, type the command: SUBSCRIBE GayBlind in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post an emessage to GayBlind, once you have subscribed, send it to: Individual posts to GayBlind, from July 1999 to the present, are archived by eGroups.COM. Please note that you must first be subscribed to GayBlind in order to peruse or search the GayBlind hyperarchive. To browse or search the GayBlind hyperarchive, visit: To unsubscribe from GayBlind, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE GayBlind in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of GayBlind, email: _________________________________________________________________ + GMATVI The GMATVI (Government Money And The Visually Impaired) emailing list exists to provide a forum in which blind and visually impaired individuals can discuss any matters related to monetary funds, and related programs provided by the U.S. government (such as SSI, SSDI, state/local programs, etc.). Those who wish to participate in GMATVI should review the following guidelines: * GMATVI does not exist for the discussion of grants, specialized funding, or anything not related to individual persons (e.g. no companies/foundations/organizations (nonprofit or otherwise). * The listowner disclames any responsibility, for any postings made to GMATVI. Responsibility for content is soully the responsibility of the poster of the data in question. To subscribe to GMATVI, send a BLANK emessage to: To post to GMATVI, once you have subscribed, send your emessage to: To unsubscribe from GMATVI, send a BLANK emessage to: To contact the listowner of GMATVI, Luke Davis, email: _________________________________________________________________ + GUIDE-DOG-POL GUIDE-DOG-POL is an unmoderated and open forum for persons who use guide dogs and service animals and for those interested in learning more about the issues involved in the use of Guide Dogs or service animals. Likely topics of discussion include, but are not limited to: 1. issues of access; 2. the relationship between the guide dog or service animal handler and the school or training center which produces the animal; 3. the relationship between the owner or handler of a guide dog or service animal and the general public; and 4. any other topic of interest to the list membership concerning the interface between the guide dog or service animal handler and the world that surrounds that handler. To subscribe to GUIDE-DOG-POL, type the command: SUB GUIDE-DOG-POL firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post to GUIDE-DOG-POL, once you have subscribed to the list, send your emessage to: Remember that when you post to the list your emessage will be delivered to everyone who is subscribed to the list, so please think before you post! Emessages posted to GUIDE-DOG-POL are automatically archived in a searchable hypertext format. The URL for the GUIDE-DOG-POL hyperarchive is: To unsubscribe from GUIDE-DOG-POL, type the command: SIGNOFF GUIDE-DOG-POL in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of GUIDE-DOG-POL, email: _________________________________________________________________ + GUISpeak GUISpeak is an emailing list dedicated to the dicussion of access to the graphical user interface (Windows, MacIntosh, et. al.) for the blind and visually impaired. To subscribe to GUISpeak, type the command: SUBSCRIBE GUISPEAK firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To unsubscribe from GUISpeak, SIGNOFF GUISPEAK firstname lastname in the BODY of your emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of GUISpeak, email: _________________________________________________________________ + GW-INFO GW-INFO is the technically-oriented support and discussion list for GW-Micro's products, mainly Vocal-Eyes and Window-Eyes. To subscribe to GW-INFO, type: SUBSCRIBE GW-INFO in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To unsubscribe from GW-INFO, type: SIGNOFF GW-INFO in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of GW-INFO, email: _________________________________________________________________ + GW-NEWS GW Micro has long been a pioneer, providing email and internet support to current and potential users of its products. In keeping with this tradition, in June 1999, GW Micro launched GW-NEWS, which is designed to keep users of GW Micro's software on top of product announcements, as well as a means of disseminating the Voice of Vision, GW Micro's newsletter. GW-NEWS is an "announce-only" list, which means that the only posts you will receive from the list will be from GW Micro staff. This means that you can keep up with GW Micro, without overwhelming you with more email than you might care to receive, let alone read! To subscribe to GW-NEWS, type the command: SUBSCRIBE GW-NEWS in the BODY of an message, and send it to: To unsubscribe from GW-NEWS, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE GW-NEWS in the BODY of an message, and send it to: If you have any questions about GW-NEWS, email the listowner, Clarence Whaley, at: _________________________________________________________________ + HANDS In the words of HANDS's founder, Chris Peterson, "HANDS is a support list primarily aimed at blind high school and college students. Prety much anything goes as long as members feel the need to discuss it. We don't encourage political announcements or commercials, but if they happen they happen. The main thrust of the list is to let blind students exchange techniques for dealing with student life and to allow them to vent their frustrations, but we've been known to discuss a good movie or book from time to time too." To subscribe to HANDS, type the command SUBSCRIBE HANDS firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post to HANDS, once you have subscribed, send your emessage to: Please note that when you send an emessage to the list, it is distributed to everyone who is subscribed to HANDS, so please think before you post! Emessages posted to HANDS are automatically archived in a searchable hypertext format. The URL for the HANDS hyperarchive is: To unsubscribe from HANDS, type the command UNSUBSCRIBE HANDS in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of HANDS, email: _________________________________________________________________ + HHSBLD-L HHSBLD-L is a review of visually impaired services. To subscribe to HHSBLD-L, type the command: subscribe hhsbld-l firstname lastname in the BODY of the emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of HHSBLD-L, email: _________________________________________________________________ + HOME-WORKERS The HOME-WORKERS list was created to promote discussion between those who already have, or who may be interested in, starting a small business. The focus of HOME-WORKERS will include, but not be limited to, issues pertaining to small business entreprenuership by the blind and disabled, so any equipment, resources, business ideas, etc. which assist the blind or disabled entreprenuer will be entertained on HOME-WORKERS. There are a few, but not many, ground rules for participation in HOME-WORKERS: * Absolutely, positively, NO flaming. We are all adults, and should conduct ourselves accordingly. The moderators will not tolerate flaming. * There will be absolutely NO spamming. * While the moderators intend to be as liberal as possible as regards discussion topics, if you feel that, for whatever reason, you are going off topic, please first write MISC: in the subject line, so that if anyone has a filter set up to delete off-topic messages, they can set the filter to look for the string "MISC" in the subject line of incoming messages. * No attachments allowed. A lot of people have trouble reading them, they take up bandwidth, and--as we all know--they can be dangerous. * Please keep the quoting to a bare minimum. Please only quote the relevant parts of the post to which you are replying. * There is no limit on posts, or on the number of messages a subscriber can post a day. HOME-WORKERS is intended as a means of enabling people to meet,network, and--hopefully--form long and lasting business relationships. While the moderators believe in the barter system, neither Softcon personnel nor the list's moderators and owners will be responsible for any business transaction(s) that individuals engage in, nor do we necessarily endorse any product(s) that people advertise. To subscribe to HOME-WORKERS, type the command: SUBSCRIBE HOME-WORKERS firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage--substituting, of course, your actual first and last names--and send it to: To receive HOME-WORKERS in digest form--that is, all of the day's posts delivered as a single emessage--once you have subscribed, type the command: SET HOME-WORKERS DIGEST in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To unsubscribe from HOME-WORKERS, type the command: SIGNOFF HOME-WORKERS in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the moderators of HOME-WORKERS, Bonnie Adams and Sandy Jones, please email both: and To report a subscription problem to the listowner of HOME-WORKERS, send your request or bug-report to: _________________________________________________________________ + IBI-L Rafi Cohen, a blind software engineer, recently announced the launching of the Israeli Blind Issues List, a.k.a. IBI-L, a new emailing list dedicated to issues related to blindness in general, and computers and technology for the blind, in particular. The list is, as its name implies, Israeli-oriented. Topics of conversation will focus on Israeli-specific issues; for example, the problems which stem from using Hebrew with adaptive equipment. To subscribe to IBI-L, type the command: subscribe IBI-L in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and send it to: To post a message to IBI-L once you have subscribed, email it to: To unsubscribe from IBI-L, type the command: unsubscribe IBI-L in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and send it to: To contact the listowner of IBI-L, Rafi Cohen, email: _________________________________________________________________ + IBM-HPR IBM-HPR is a peer-support emailing list for IBM HomePage Reader, the talking web browser. A thirty day trial of HPR is available from: To subscribe to IBM-HPR, type: SUBSCRIBE IBM-HPR firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and send it to: To unsubscribe from IBM-HPR, type: UNSUBSCRIBE IBM-HPR in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and send it to: To post a message to IBM-HPR, once you have subscribed, send your emessage to: _________________________________________________________________ + IBM-SRD IBM-SRD is an emailing list dedicated to the discussion of the IBM Screen Reader. To subscribe to IBM-SRD, type the command: SUBSCRIBE IBM-SRD firstname lastname in the BODY of the emessage, and send it to: To unsubscribe from IBM-SRD, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE IBM-SRD in the BODY of the emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of IBM-SRD, email: _________________________________________________________________ + IBM-SVK IBM-SVK is a peer support mailing list for the IBM Self-Voicing Kit for Java, previously known as IBM's "Screen-reader for the Java platform". The SVK can be downloaded from: http://www.alphaWorks.ibm.com/textformula/ To subscribe to IBM-SVK, type: SUBSCRIBE IBM-SVK firstname lastname in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and email it to: To unsubscribe from IBM-SVK, type: UNSUBSCRIBE IBM-SVK in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and email it to: To post to IBM-SVK, send your emessge to: _________________________________________________________________ + Internet-Shopping Internet-Shopping is an emailing list dedicated to the discussion of how to shop on the internet and how to navigate different sites using various screen readers. To subscribe to Internet-Shopping, send an emessage with a BLANK subject line and BLANK message body to: To post an emessage to internet-Shopping, once you have subscribed, send your emessage to: Please note that you must be subscribed to Internet-Shopping, and that your emessage will be distributed to everyone else who is subscribed to the list, so please think before you post! To unsubscribe from Internet-Shopping, send an emessage with a BLANK subject line and BLANK message body to: To contact the listowner of Internet-Shopping, email: _________________________________________________________________ + International Letter for Deafblind People INTNDB-L, an International Letter for Deafblind People, is now available via email from Fo:reningen Sveriges Do:vblinda, the Swedish Deafblind Organization. The International Newsletter has almost 1000 readers, of which 310 are deafblind persons. Most of them do not have computers, but among those who do are many professionals, representatives of various institutions, and members of the World Blind Union. To subscribe to INTNDB-L, send an emessage to: in the body of the emessage, type: SUBSCRIBE INTNDB-L To unsubscribe from INTNDB-L, type: UNSUBSCRIBE INTNDB-L in the body of the emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of INTNDB-L, email: _________________________________________________________________ + JFW JFW, the Jaws for Windows emailing list has been created to provide a place where users can discuss any aspect of the popular screen-reader for Windows. Topics of discussion include, but are not limited to: * using JFW with specific programs; * script writing and debugging; * the sharing and distribution of scripts; * and anything else you can think of that has to do with JFW. To subscribe to the JFW list, send a BLANK emessage with a BLANK subject line, to: To post an emessage to the JFW list, once you have subscribed, send it to: Individual posts to the JFW list since January 1, 2000, are archived by eGroups.COM. To browse or search this hyperarchive, visit: Note: You do NOT need to be subscribed to the JFW list in order to search or browse the JFW list's hyperarchive. To unsubscribe from the JFW list, send a BLANK emessage with a BLANK subject line, to: To contact the JFW list's listowner, Nick Allan, email: Nick Allan, the maintainer of the JFW list, also maintains a site dedicated to the exchange of information about Jaws for Windows, from which JFW users can download script files and patches. The URL of the JFW List's Home Page is: NOTE: Henter Joyce, the manufacturer of JAWS for Windows does not run the JFW list; it is run via eGroups by a user of JFW who lives in Australia, and who has no connection to Henter-Joyce other than being a user of their product. Like the list, the associated web site is not affiliated with Henter-Joyce. _________________________________________________________________ + JFW-Access JFW-Access is dedicated to the discussion of the Microsoft database program known as Access. Since a lot of blind individuals need to learn how to use it, and it is a challenging program for blind people to master, JFW-Access is a place where blind users can share tips, tricks, scripts, and various other ideas. To subscribe to JFW-Access, type the command: SUBSCRIBE JFW-Access in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post an emessage to JFW-Access, once you have subscribed, send it to: Individual posts to JFW-Access, from June 1999 to the present, are archived by eGroups.COM. Note that, while you must first be subscribed to JFW-Access in order to post to the list, you do not need to be subscribed to the list in order to peruse or search the JFW-Access hyperarchive. To browse or search this hyperarchive, visit: To unsubscribe from JFW-Access, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE JFW-Access in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of JFW-Access, email: _________________________________________________________________ + JFW-Employment JFW-Employment exists for the sole purpose of sharing information related to the use and configuration of the JAWS for Windows screen reader with customized workplace applications. JFW-Employment is a "task oriented workgroup" which will cover the following questions: 1. As a user of JFW on the job, what do you need? What could access technology specialists and others charged with the task of scripting customized applications do to make the process go more smoothely? How could it be more effective and efficient? What would you like to see in the way of documentation and instruction? 2. As a power user of JFW, what do you need to become even more functional? What improvements to existing JFW documentation would you like to see? What would help you become more comfortable with the JFW scripting language, the JFW utility managers like the frame manager, window reclassification and other advanced JFW facilities? How could you put your skills as a JFW power user to use to help improve the effectiveness and efficiency of implementing JFW into the workplace for those who do not happen to be power users? 3. As an access technology specialist or as an individual otherwise tasked with the implementation of JFW in a workplace situation, what do you need to be more effective and efficient? What techniques have you found to work well? What needs to be improved? What resources do you use to make this daunting task more achievable? Since JFW-Employment is intended to be very task oriented, subscriptions are approved by the moderator. If you possess one of the following characteristics, your subscription request will be approved: 1. You are a JFW user. 2. You meet at least one of the following additional requirements: A. You are using JFW on the job B. You consider yourself to be a power user of JFW. C. You are an access technology specialist or you are otherwise tasked with the challenge of implementing JFW in the workplace. To subscribe to the JFW-Employment list, type the command: SUBSCRIBE JFW-Employment in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: Your subscription request will be forwarded to the list's moderator for approval. Once approved, you will be able to post to JFW-Employment. Moderator approval helps to insure that the JFW-Employment list stays on topic and does not generate a large amount of irrelevant message traffic. To post an emessage to JFW-Employment, once you have subscribed, send it to: Before you post to JFW-Employment, please review the list's rules: 1. Stay on topic. Members who continually post irrelevant messages will be deleted after three violations. This is a "three strikes, you're out" policy. 2. Do not use profanity or otherwise abuse other members. This is also a "three strikes, you're out" policy. Individual posts to JFW-Employment, from November 1999 to the present, are archived by eGroups.COM. To browse this hyperarchive, visit: To unsubscribe from JFW-Employment, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE JFW-Employment in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of JFW-Employment, email: _________________________________________________________________ + JFWlite JFWlite is a list for new users of Jaws for Windows (JFW). It is a place where new JFW users can share experiences, ask questions, and make suggestions. To subscribe to JFWlite, send a BLANK emessage, with a BLANK subject line, to: To post to JFWlite, once you are subscribed, send your emessage to: Please note that you must be subscribed to JFWlite, and that your emessage will be distributed to everyone else who is subscribed to the list, so please think before you post! To unsubscribe from JFWlite, send a BLANK emessage, with a BLANK subject line, to: To contact the Listowner of JFWlite, email: _________________________________________________________________ + JFW-PGH JFW-PGH is an emailing list for blind computer users in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area accessing Windows with the JAWS for Windows (JFW) screen reader. To subscribe to JFW-PGH, type the command: SUBSCRIBE JFW-PGH in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To post an emessage to JFW-PGH, once you have subscribed, send it to: Individual posts to JFW-PGH, from September 1998 to the present, are archived by eGroups.COM. To browse this hyperarchive, visit: To unsubscribe from JFW-PGH, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE JFW-PGH in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of JFW-PGH, email: _________________________________________________________________ + JFWScripts In the words of Dennis Brown, the listowner of the JFWScripts emailing list: The JFWScripts list has been established in the hopes that the "Script Gurus", official or otherwise, will be willing to help us mere mortals in writing, editing, and developing new scripts for the JAWS for Windows screen reader. The JFW Script language is a powerful, flexible, and largely unsupported resource which endows the user with the ability to do damn near anything they like, given a little ingenuity and encouragement. Anyone and everyone who uses JFW is encouraged to join the JFWScripts list--especially people from Henter-Joyce's script team, unofficial script gurus, and anyone else interested in getting the most out of this script language! If you've got a question about the script language in general, or a certain script in particular; if you've tried creating a script, and it isn't doing what you thought it would do; if you can't get a script to compile; or if you'd just like to bounce an idea or two off other script writers, then the JFWScripts list is the place to do it! To subscribe to JFWScripts, send a BLANK emessage to: To post to JFWScripts, once you have subscribed, send your emessage to: To unsubscribe from JFWScripts, send a BLANK emessage to: To contact the listowner of JFWScripts, Dennis Brown, email: _________________________________________________________________ + JUNO-L The guide dog discussion list formally known as GEBLIST. (Less informal then BUDDY-L.) To subscribe to JUNO-L, type: SUBSCRIBE JUNO-L in the BODY of an emessage and send it to: To unsubscribe from JUNO-L, type: unsubscribe juno-l in the BODY of an emessage and send it to: To contact the listowner of JUNO-L, email: _________________________________________________________________ + K1000 Kurzweil 1000 is a discussion list for customers and prospective customers of the Kurzweil 1000, a PC-based reading software program for people who are blind. To subscribe to K1000, type the command: SUBSCRIBE k1000 in the body of an emessage, and send it to: Note that you don't need to include your email address in the subscribe command, unless it will be different from the account used to send the membership request. The system will return an authorization code which needs to be submitted back to the server for verification. To post an emessage to k1000, send it to: To unsubscribe from K1000, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE k1000 in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of K1000, David Bradburn of Kurzweil Educational Systems Group, email: K1000 is also available in digest form. _________________________________________________________________ + K1000-Digest K1000-Digest is the digest form of K1000, a discussion list for customers and prospective customers of Kurzweil 1000, a PC-based reading software program for people who are blind. To subscribe to K1000-Digest, type the command: SUBSCRIBE k1000-digest in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: Note that you don't need to include your email address in the subscribe command unless it will be different from the one that sent the membership request. The system will return an authorization code which needs to be submitted back to the server for verification. To post an e-mail message to k1000-digest, send it to: To unsubscribe from k1000-digest, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE k1000-digest in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to: To contact the listowner of K1000-Digest, David Bradburn of Kurzweil Educational Systems Group, email: _________________________________________________________________ + LANGLEARN-L LANGLEARN-L is an emailing list whose purpose is the discussion--both in terms of scholarly research as well as in terms of personal observation--of the strategies utilized by the blind/visually impaired, their teachers and parents, and those working within the realm of higher education, to make the process of learning a first and/or second language more feasible/efficient. Other topics of discussion may include--but are certainly not limited to--strategies for teaching first and/or second languages to individuals with disabilities in addition to blindness/visual impairment; ways