Sms can be good too. -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stacey Robinson Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 5:13 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Surprises in Store at the Bookshare Facebook Page as We Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the ADA I love facebook. I don't use all it's features, but I mainly joined because lots of family is on there. It can be a bear to navigate but the mobile site isn't too bad. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Loran Bailey" <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 2:25 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Surprises in Store at the Bookshare Facebook Page as We Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the ADA >I have never even visited Facebook. I understand that it is all very >visually oriented. Is it really useful enough to us blind people that it is >worth learning? > > > _ _ _ > > "Socialism can be built only by free men and women working together to lay > the foundations for a new society and transforming themselves in the > process." - Ernesto "Che" Guevara > > > The Militant: > http://www.themilitant.com > Pathfinder Press: > http://www.pathfinderpress.com > Granma International: > http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Courtney Stover" <liamskitten@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 3:20 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Surprises in Store at the Bookshare Facebook > Page as We Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the ADA > > >> Lissi, >> >> If you ever change your mind about Facebook, I'd be more than glad to >> give you a quick tutorial; I had an extremely hard time learning to >> navigate as well *smile* It's definitely not something I think will >> be a required skill to enjoy Bookshare in the future; I just wanted >> you to know the offer was there if you wanted it. >> Courtney >> >> On 7/25/10, Estelnalissi <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Dear Andy and Booksharian Friends, >>> >>> About Facebook, I'm with you, Andy. I have no idea how to navigate it. >>> The >>> bits and pieces of conversation I was able to find didn't seem worth the >>> effort, nothing of substance seemed to be said, or it was beyond me and >>> my >>> computer to get to it. >>> >>> With my very low partial vision, I didn't become aware of faces until I >>> was >>> a teenager. I knew they had eyes, noses and mouths, but had no idea >>> people >>> depended on looking at them and looked at them all of the time. >>> >>> Finally I learned to come as close as possible to appear to make eye >>> contact, but it's a chore I perform for courtesy, not something that >>> informs >>> me in any way. >>> >>> I hope it doesn't make me of less value as a volunteer that I hope not >>> to >>> have to go back to Bookshare's face again. And I hope these lists remain >>> viable, where we can talk in complete thoughts, without the >>> interruptions of >>> constant navigational hops, pictures and graphics or whatever they are, >>> that >>> have no meaning for us, and strings of links and phrase swapping. >>> >>> Always with love, >>> >>> Lissi >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Andy B." <sonfire11@xxxxxxxxx> >>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 2:36 PM >>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Surprises in Store at the Bookshare >>> Facebook >>> Page as We Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the ADA >>> >>> >>>> Sorry, facebook groups and books about the ADA aren't my thing. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stacey >>>> Robinson >>>> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 2:28 PM >>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Surprises in Store at the Bookshare >>>> Facebook >>>> Page as We Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the ADA >>>> >>>> Scott, >>>> I downloaded one of the books this morning. >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Scott Rains" <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 11:38 AM >>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Surprises in Store at the Bookshare Facebook >>>> Page >>>> as We Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the ADA >>>> >>>> >>>>> In case you have not stumbled across it yet Bookshare has a few >>>>> special >>>>> items in store up on the Bookshare Facebook page in celebration of the >>>>> 20th anniversary of the ADA. >>>>> >>>>> We are holding off on a press release until tomorrow but you can >>>>> discover >>>>> here one of the secrets. It's a book-a-day featured from the Bookshare >>>>> library: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.facebook.com/#!/bookshare >>>>> >>>>> Head on up to the Facebook site and "Like" something. Add your >>>>> comments >>>>> on >>>> >>>>> the featured book or suggest one that should be added to the >>>>> collection. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Scott Rains >>>>> Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department >>>>> ________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to >>>>> bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a >>>>> list >>>>> of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject >>>>> line. >>>>> >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to >>>> bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. 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