[macvoiceover] An announcement regarding a new website for blind Mac and iDevice users

From: John Panarese <jpanarese@xxxxxxxxx>
To: macvoiceover <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:27:46 -0400
Hi Folks,

     My apologies to anyone who doesn't like these kinds of "announcement" 
messages and who might have already seen this.  I usually avoid making them, 
but in this case, I think the topic certainly fits the subject of these lists.  
I have started a new website that is meant to be a resource place for blind 
users of both the Mac and iDevices, and I wanted to invite the community to 
both visit it and to definitely feel free to contribute to it.

     Now, I'll first preface this by saying that I know there are more than a 
few sites out there that  are about the Mac or iDevices in regard to their use 
by blind individuals.  In fact, I have used more than a few to help me over the 
years in my efforts to learn how to utilize all of my Apple products.  They are 
all done quite well, and I have a great deal of respect and admiration for the 
folks who maintain them.  Understand that I am not intending on competing or 
outdoing any single one of them, and, instead, want mine to be an additional 
resource out there for the new, experienced or potential user.  We are seeing a 
growing number of iPhone and iDevice users that is leading to adoption of the 
Mac, and with all the frequent questions that are consistently posed on the 
email lists, I wanted to gather material and information to address these areas 
in one place where people can benefit from the efforts of the community.

      You will see that it is done in a blog style.  This is for two reasons.  
Firstly, I want it to be a very community driven site in which the users 
contribute their own information and material, and, subsequently,  become a 
part of it by posting their comments and helping it grow.  Also, from the 
perspective of a guy who is not, by trade, a web designer, the Word Press setup 
is easy to maintain and update without having to bother my webmaster every 
other day.

      I can't emphasize enough the importance of having you guys choose to help 
out.  I have collected quite a bit of material for reading and even downloading 
over the years, which has also kindly  been contributed with permission by 
various folks already.  Please take a long look at the site and provide us with 
feedback.  Yes, you will see that there are areas that are quite lacking, but 
this is where the community will come into play.  I have put in place the 
foundation and structure of the site, but my goal is to have you guys provide 
the building blocks and material that will construct it into something more and 
more each passing day.  

     So not to clutter your inbox any more, you will read in my opening few 
posts on the blog as to what it is we are looking for and how to contribute to 
our effort.  Please feel free to look it all over and provide us with feedback. 
 Let us know what we are missing, what we could do better and, most 
importantly, please contribute with additional information and even your 
questions.  Any and all suggestions would be appreciated, and we hope that you 
guys will assist us in making it a comprehensive and diverse place for the 
blind Mac, iPhone, iPad or iPod user.

      You can visit us here,

http://www.macfortheblind.com


John D. Panarese
Managing Director
Technologies for the Visually Impaired, Inc.
9 Nolan Court
Hauppauge, NY 11788
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[macvoiceover] An announcement regarding a new website for blind Mac and iDevice users

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