Hi Mo, I’ve alerted the board to your proposed service. As for advertising, it would be an announcement rather than an advert, if you weren’t charging for the service, wouldn’t it? Best, Clive From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mobeen Iqbal Sent: 14 November 2014 11:34 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Feedback wanted: helpline for the blind? Hi clive. That's an excellent suggestion. Obviously we are not trying to tred on toes here, so yes cross promotion shouldn't be a problem. Would it be OK to post a note on the bcab list once the first time has been agreed upon? If not i totally understand as we are not supposed to advertise or promote on there etc... All the best, Mo. Clive.Lever@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Clive.Lever@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hello People, It's me again. I'm not certain whether the link I put into my last message actually worked, as I received a message I'd never seen, about some features of the message not being supported by plain text. So, the link to the BCAB Technology Help Line page on our website is: https://www.bcab.org.uk/content/bcab-technology-help-line Best, Clive -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robin Davies Sent: 14 November 2014 09:10 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Feedback wanted: helpline for the blind? Hi Mo this is an excellent idea and congratulations for being part of it. Like most others I think a trial with a we ekly service to test out the demand would be a good way to start. If that is too much to do then at least once a fortnight. Monday between 7 and 8 pm also sounds like an appropriate time slot. kind regards Robin On 13/11/2014 19:05, Mobeen Iqbal wrote: Hello Everyone. I am posting this on behalf of a charity called Helping Hands For The Blind. For a while, they have been toying with the idea of running a helpline for the blind on a voluntary basis, to help out with tech issues primarily, but perhaps offering advice on every day issues as well. I'd be on hand to answer any tech questions, and the chairman David Chattten Smith would be on hand to answer any other questions. would people find such a helpline useful? if so, how often do you think it should be run? the choices are: every monday 7 until 8. every 2 weeks on a monday 7 until 8. or once a month on a monday 7 until 8. If the helpline proves popular, we would look at extending the hours or frequency. needless to say, we will be using a 03 number so the user does not pay anything to call in, unlike other similar services. We look forward to any constructive feedback/comments. Thanks for reading, Mo. ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@freelis ts.org with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with the Subject:- faq -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.