No group in your community? No problem. Like you, most list members are pursuing technology-related activities that impact on the workplace, research, education and the job market. List members explore on-line information networks; hear about developments in the industry, examine new adaptations and test new software; and exchange consultations and training at all levels of expertise--everything from late-breaking news on the latest technological advances to information about local resources which repair and refurbish donated computer hardware.
Unlike most mailing lists, VICUG-L is a dialogue, rather than a discussion or a chat list. This means that the list exists mainly as a means of sharing and exchanging information, news, innovations, trends, and reports on local service, educational programs, organizing efforts, and advocacy activities. VICUG-L is a network--a means of locating resources, finding answers, and developing strategies for learning and mastering adaptive technology.
VICUG-L is predicated upon the belief that blind computer users master adaptive technology quickly and thoroughly when they work collectively--learning from each other, sharing ideas, evaluating products, and advocating for greater access to software and information on the local, the national, and the international level. VICUG-L, therefore, is designed to serve as a catalyst which will help foster the development, and the maturation, of participatory educational/support organizations, comprised of individual blind users, committed to the principles of self-development, mutual aid, cooperative learning and peer mentoring.
The VICUG-L archive of past posts can be found at the following URL:
http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/vicug-l.html
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If you are a member of a visually impaired/blind computer users group or know of a technology access group which is not listed at:
http://www.njin.net/caldwell/vicug/vicugs.html, please let us know by sending a message to:
VICUG-L-request@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
Kelly Pierce, Gregory J. Rosmaita, and Mark Senk, List Owners, VICUG-L:
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VICUG-L ARCHIVES:
http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/vicug-l.html
INDEX of VICUGS:
http://www.njin.net/caldwell/vicug/vicugs.html