last updated June 20, 2002
This document contains instructions on how to join over two hundred blindness-related emailing lists and blindness-related newsgroups, along with hypertext links which allow you to subscribe to any of the lists. It also contains an extensive listing of accessibility and pan-disability lists, as well as a list of emailing lists that are not blindness-related, but which are frequented by blind members, and a selective list of emailing list-related resources. A zipped archive of this hypertext document is available at:
<http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/blist2.zip>
A plain ASCII version of this list is available from:
<http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/blist.txt>
A zipped version of the ASCII file, blist.zip, can be downloaded via anonymous ftp from the pub/poehlman directory at ftp.clark.net or via telnet, from the "Blindness-Related Information" file library of NFBnet.org
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:
<LISTSERV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
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:
<LISTSERV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Courtesy of ChangeDetection, you can register to have an email reminder sent to you when BLIST is updated by simply typing your eddress (a.k.a. email address) in the following text-entry field, and then activating the button labeled "Submit Eddress".
BLIST was designated a LookSmart Editor's Choice on January 27, 1997.
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 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 the maintainer of BLIST, Gregory J. Rosmaita.
Due to a wide variety of connectivity and infrastructural problems, it has been very difficult for me to effectively monitor my email for the past several months. Therefore, if you have contacted me since the last comprehensive overhaul of BLIST on Febrauary 23, 2000, requesting:
please resend your BLIST information request to BOTH of the following eddresses:
<oedipus@hicom.net> AND <unagi69@concentric.net>
I apologize sincerely for any inconvenience, but the integrity of the information contained in BLIST, as well as my commitment to ensuring full informational equivalency between the hypertextualized and non-hypertextualized versions of BLIST, is my over-riding concern. Thanks to all who have continued to keep me abreast of the appearance of new lists and changes to established lists.
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:
<listserv@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM>
To unsubscribe from ABLA, type the command:
SIGNOFF ABLA
in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to:
<listserv@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM>
To contact the listowner of ABLA, email:
<ABLA-request@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM>
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:
<majordomo@lists.uct.ac.za>
Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to ACA-BLIND via the web, by using the form located at the following URL:
<http://www.uct.ac.za/cgi-bin/majordomo>
To post to ACA-BLIND, once you have subscribed, send your emessage to:
<aca-blind@lists.uct.ac.za>
To unsubscribe from ACA-BLIND, type the command:
UNSUBSCRIBE ACA-BLIND
in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to:
<majordomo@lists.uct.ac.za>
To contact the listowner of ACA-BLIND, smail:
<owner-aca-blind@lists.uct.ac.za>
ACB-Announce is a special announcement-only list, sponsored as a public service by the American Council of the Blind (ACB). The purpose of ACB-Announce is to provide timely information to members and friends of ACB. You will receive critical legislative updates, important legal information, and announcements about a wide variety of ACB activities and events.
ACB-Announce is a "one-way" list. Messages come from it to you. Should you inadvertently post a message to this list it will probably disappear. At best you may get a reply from the owner of this list, reminding you that ACB-Announce is an announcement-only list. Don't take this personally--it's just the way the list is configured.
To subscribe to ACB-Announce, type:
subscribe ACB-Announce <userid@domain> FirstName LastName
in the BODY of an emessage--substituting, of course, your actual eddress for "userid@domain" and your actual first and last names--and send it to:
<majordomo@telepath.com>
To unsubscribe from ACB-Announce, type:
unsubscribe ACB-Announce
in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to:
<majordomo@telepath.com>
ACB-L is a List for general discussion on topics related to the American Council of the Blind (ACB) and almost anything else people care to raise about blindness. It is intended to be a free-wheeling forum with little structure except that of courtesy and respect for one another. It is a way for ACB members and friends to keep in touch at the grass roots level.
To subscribe to ACB-L, type:
subscribe ACB-L <userid@domain> FirstName LastName
in the BODY of an emessage--substituting, of course, your actual eddress for "userid@domain" and your actual first and last names--and send it to:
<majordomo@telepath.com>
To post a message to ACB-L, send it to:
<ACB-L@telepath.com>
Remember that any emessages sent to the list will be circulated to everyone else who is subscribed to ACB-L, so please think before you post!
And, as you participate in the discussion on ACB-L, please use the following techniques and ideas, which are designed to benefit you as well as all other participants on the list.
To unsubscribe from ACB-L, type:
unsubscribe ACB-L
in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to:
<majordomo@telepath.com>
If something is troubling you about this list or you want to discuss list matters privately, feel free to contact the listowner of ACB-L at any time, using the following eddress:
<chrisg@tsoft.net>
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:
<majordomo@icomm.ca>
To post to ACCESS-L, once you have subscribed, send your emessage to:
<access-l@icomm.ca>
To unsubscribe from ACCESS-L, type the command:
UNSUBSCRIBE ACCESS-L
in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to:
<majordomo@icomm.ca>
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:
<tbray@interlog.com>
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:
<majordomo@list.pitt.edu>
To unsubscribe from AERNET, type:
UNSUBSCRIBE AERNET
in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and send it to:
<majordomo@list.pitt.edu>
To contact the moderator of AERNET, George Zimmerman, email:
<gjz+@pitt.edu>
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:
<aernet@laser.net>
or by FAX at (703) 683-2926, or by telephone at (703) 548-1884.
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:
<majordomo@igc.apc.org>
To unsubscribe from AGING-VISION, type:
UNSUBSCRIBE AGING-VISION
in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and send it to:
<majordomo@igc.apc.org>
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:
<listproc@u.washington.edu>
To unsubscribe from ASTER-L, type:
UNSUBSCRIBE ASTER-L
in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to:
<listproc@u.washington.edu>
To contact the listowner of ASTER-L email:
<aster-l-request@u.washington.edu>
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 <jmeddaug@cris.com>
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:
<ftp://ftp.psnw.com/pub/users/h/henrich>
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 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:
<listserver@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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:
<listserver@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
To contact the listowner of AUDIODESCL, Alan Woods, email:
<Woods.1@osu.edu>
The Austrialian-Blindness-Issues exists to facillitate discussion and debate within the blind/VI community in Australia. Feel free to send any announcements about new products that may be of intrest to blind and vision impaired people. Feel free to post any computer questions, and any techology-related topics. Please note that Austrialian-Blindness-Issues is an independent, unaffiliated list.
To subscribe to Australian-Blindness-Issues, type the command "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the Subject: line of a BLANK emessage, and send it to:
<australian-blindness-issues-request@freelists.org>
To post an emessage to Australian-Blindness-Issues, once you are subscribed, send your post to:
<australian-blindness-issues@freelists.org>
Remember that any emessage sent to the list eddress will be circulated to everyone who is subscribed to Australian-Blindness-Issues, so please think before you post or reply to a post!
All posts sent to Australian-Blindness-Issues are archived in the Australian-Blindness-Issues hyperarchive, which is located at:
<http://www.freelists.org/archives/australian-blindness-issues/>
Note that you do NOT need to be subscribed to Australian-Blindness-Issues in order to either browse or search the Australian-Blindness-Issues hyperarchive.
To unsubscribe from Australian-Blindness-Issues, type the command "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the Subject: line of a BLANK emessage, and send it to:
<australian-blindness-issues-request@freelists.org>
To contact the listowner of Australian-Blindness-Issues, email:
<australian-blindness-issues-moderators@freelists.org>
BadEyesUK is a place where people with eyesight problems or blindness due to retinal degeneration can exchange views and observations with one another, as well as provide each other with positive assistance and helpful advice. The main focus of the list is finding the humor in daily life. Introduce yourself to the list if you like, or just read along and laugh.
To subscribe to BadEyesUK, send a BLANK emessage with a BLANK subject line to:
<BadEyesUK-subscribe@egroups.com>
and the email account from which you submitted the subscription request will be added to BadEyesUK. Alternatively, you can use the Web subscription form for BadEyesUK, which is located at:
<http://www.egroups.com/group/BadEyesUK>
to subscribe to BadEyesUK.
To post an emessage to BadEyesUK, once you have subscribed, send it to:
<BadEyesUK@egroups.com>
A publicly accessible archive of posts to BadEyesUK since September 1999 is available via the web at:
<http://www.egroups.com/group/BadEyesUK>
To unsubscribe from BadEyesUK, send a BLANK emessage with a BLANK subject line to:
<BadEyesUK-unsubscribe@egroups.com>
from the email account from which you submitted your subscription request. Alternatively, you can use the Web subscription form for BadEyesUK, which is located at:
<http://www.egroups.com/group/BadEyesUK>
to unsubscribe from BadEyesUK.
To contact the listowner of BadEyesUK, Fred Brown, email:
<fbrown@fbrown.co.uk>
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:
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:
<listproc@trace.wisc.edu>
To unsubscribe from BASR-L, type:
UNSUBSCRIBE BASR-L
in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to:
<listproc@trace.wisc.edu>
To contact the listowner of BASR-L, Janina Sajka, email:
<janina@afb.net>
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:
<majordomo@cs.man.ac.uk>
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:
<ESA043@ed.sac.ac.uk>
More information about BCAB can be found at the RNIB's web site, which is located at:
<http://www.rnib.org.uk>
Begin-JFW-Script, as its name implies, is a list devoted to JFW script tinkering and writing for the beginner. Begin-JFW-Script really is intended to serve the needs of the first time beginnner. No previous programing experience is needed to join or participate in the list. Students and teachers of JFW are welcome to participate in the list. Advanced JFW questions or topics will be forwarded to an appropriate forum.
To subscribe to Begin-JFW-Script, send a BLANK emessage to:
<Begin-JFW-Script-subscribe@yahoogroups.com>
To post an emessage to Begin-JFW-Script, once you are subscribed, send it to:
<Begin-JFW-Script@yahoogroups.com>
Remember that any emessage sent to the list eddress will be circulated to everyone who is subscribed to Begin-JFW-Script, so please think before you either post or reply to a post!
All posts sent to the list are archived in the Begin-JFW-Script hyperarchive, which is located at:
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/begin-jfw-script>
Note that while you MUST be subscribed to Begin-JFW-Script in order to post to the list, you do NOT have to be subscribed to the list in order to peruse or to search the Begin-JFW-Script hypertext archive.
To unsubscribe from Begin-JFW-Script, use the account you used to subscribe to the list to send a BLANK emessage to:
<Begin-JFW-Script-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com>
To contact the listowner of Begin-JFW-Script, email:
<Begin-JFW-Script-owner@yahoogroups.com>
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:
<LISTSERV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
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:
<BLINDAD@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
To unsubscribe from BlindAd, type:
SIGNOFF BLINDAD
in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to:
<LISTSERV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
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:
<http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/blindad.html>
To contact the listowner of BlindAd, Lisa Carmelle, email:
<blindad-request@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
or <lisa11@cris.com>
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. BlindAdult was founded in 1998 by Jeff Knight, 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
in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and email it to:
<blindadult-request@asmodean.net>
To post to BlindAdult, once you have subscribed, send your emessage to:
<blindadult@asmodean.net>
To unsubscribe from BlindAdult, type the command:
UNSUBSCRIBE
in the BODY of an emessage with a blank subject line, and email it to:
<blindadult-request@asmodean.net>
To contact the listowner of BlindAdult, Lelia Clay, email:
<blindadult-owner@asmodean.net>
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:
<blindblackmen-subscribe@egroups.com>
To post an emessage to BlindBlackMen, once you have subscribed, send it to:
<blindblackmen@egroups.com>
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 the BlindBlackMen hyperarchive, visit:
<http://www.egroups.com/list/blindblackmen/info.html>
To search the BlindBlackMen hyperarchive, simply type a search-string in the following text-entry field, then move to the next line, and activate the Submit button. To search for a phrase, enclose it in double-quotes.
To unsubscribe from BlindBlackMen, type the command:
UNSUBSCRIBE BlindBlackMen
in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to:
<blindblackmen-unsubscribe@egroups.com>
To contact the listowner of BlindBlackMen, email:
<blindblackmen-owner@egroups.com>
To subscribe to BlindComputerUsers, type the command "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the Subject: line of a BLANK emessage, and send it to:
<blindcomputerusers-request@freelists.org>
To post an emessage to BlindComputerUsers, once you are subscribed, send your post to:
<blindcomputerusers@freelists.org>
Remember that any emessage sent to the list eddress will be circulated to everyone who is subscribed to BlindComputerUsers, so please think before you post or reply to a post!
All posts sent to BlindComputerUsers are archived in the BlindComputerUsers hyperarchive, which is located at:
<http://www.freelists.org/archives/blindcomputerusers/>
Note that you do NOT need to be subscribed to BlindComputerUsers in order to either browse or search the BlindComputerUsers hypertext archive.
To unsubscribe from BlindComputerUsers, type the command "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the Subject: line of a BLANK emessage, and send it to:
<blindcomputerusers-request@freelists.org>
To contact the listowner of BlindComputerUsers, email:
<blindcomputerusers-moderators@freelists.org>
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:
<blindcook-subscribe@yahoogroups.com>
and you should almost instantaneously receive notification via email from yahoogroups.com, notifying you that you have been added to the list.
All posts sent to BlindCook are archived in the BlindCook hyperarchive, located at:
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindcook>
Note: You MUST be subscribed to BlindCook in order to peruse or search the BlindCook hypertext archive.
To unsubscribe from BlindCook, send a BLANK emessage with a BLANK subject line to:
<blindcook-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com>
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:
<blind-cs-subscribe@yahoogroups.com>
To post an emessage to BLIND-CS, once you have subscribed, send it to:
<blind-cs@yahoogroups.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 the BLIND-CS hyperarchive, visit:
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blind-cs/>
To search the BLIND-CS hyperarchive, simply type a search-string in the following text-entry field, then move to the next line, and activate the Submit button. To search for a phrase, enclose it in double-quotes.
To unsubscribe from BLIND-CS, type the command:
UNSUBSCRIBE BLIND-CS
in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to:
<blind-cs-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com>
To contact the listowner of BLIND-CS, email:
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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.
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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: