The ATI list is now up and running after a few months of being off-line. Please read the below information which includes the purpose of this list and the guidelines. I have been asked to moderate the ATI list and we hope it will once again be beneficial to all of the members.
Purpose: ATI, (Adaptive Technology Inc.) is a special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind. The list has been created to serve the ATI members with news of the adaptive technology world. Whether it be new hardware or software that has been made available to the visually impaired, or tips and tricks on how to make these products work for them. We will also be able to talk about main stream applications and how to use those products with adaptive technology. Although this list has mainly been created for the ATI members, it is open to the public and anyone is welcome to join. Members of the list may post questions about adaptive products such as Jaws, Windoweyes, note takers, braille displays, braille embossers, magnification programs, celluar phone software such as Mobile Speaks and Talks, or any other adaptive product used by the visually impaired. We also welcome posts concerning new releases of software and hardware products in the adaptive technology world. After you subscribe, feel free to send an introductory message to the list at: [email protected]. Tell us a little about yourself and where you are from. Thanks and welcome to the list. guidelines. Please read before posting to the list. ATI guidelines The ATI list is a list provided by the Missouri Council of the Blind. However, anyone who is interested in adaptive technology related issues may join. It is an open discussion list. The following rules are put in to place to avoid any kind of offensive traffic on the list. Please read through them carefully, and enjoy your membership. 1. To join the list, register at: <http://moblind.org/mailman/listinfo/ati_moblind.org> http://moblind.org/mailman/listinfo/ati_moblind.org You can also unsubscribe and make other changes to your subscription there. To send an email to the list, send directly to: [email protected] Or, simply use the reply feature in your email client to reply to any message you have received from the ATI list after joining. 2. When replying to a message posted on the list, please address the subject of the message. If you are addressing a different subject, please reflect the change in the subject field. 3. Your messages to the list may contain subjects from screen readers, OCR programs, note takers or any other adaptive technology software and hardware. If you know of accessible devices, new adaptive tech news websites or anything that might be of interest to the list members, please feel free to send the information to the list. Please, no jokes or idle chit chat. 4. Refrain from personal attacks. 5. Please don't send personal messages to the list. 6. To reply to a message from someone on the list, you can do a control-r. This will send your reply back to the entire list. Please use good judgement before replying to the entire list. Ask yourself, is this something that will benefit others on the list? If so, then by all means, please send your reply to everyone. However, if it is a reply just to say, I like that, thank you or how are you doing, please direct your comment to the originator of the e-mail message only. 7. When forwarding messages to the list, please delete headers. It is very difficult for many of our members to dig through all of these headers to find the meat of the message. Also, the headers contain many personal email addresses of individuals who were previously sent the message you are forwarding, and don't appreciate having their addresses sent out to everyone. It is ok to leave the original sender s e-mail address in the forwarded part. In fact, The author of the message should be recognized for his/her contribution. If you do not know how to delete this material, we will be happy to show you how. Also, if you aren't sure which is the sender's email address, we will be happy to assist you with any questions you may have. 8. Please do not forward messages from suspended members. 9. Please do not forward attachments to the list. 10. Please be respectful of others. Messages containing profane language will not be tolerated. 11. Persons who send offensive messages to the list will first be warned by the listserve committee. This warning may take place either on or off list. If it happens again, the message will be reviewed by the listserve committee, and a decision will be made as to whether to take any kind of action. If a suspension occurs, it will be forty-eight hours. The next suspension will be seventy-two hours. The next offensive message will be left up to the discretion of the listserve committee. If a person still believes he/she need to appeal, He or she may appeal to the board. 12. Please do not use an alias or name other than your own on the List. If your email client does not automatically do so, include at least your first name in each of your messages. 13. The moderator of the ATI list serve will be the chair of the listserve committee unless otherwise appointed by the chair. The listserve committee will consist of no less than three members, and no more than five. There is a set of guidelines put into place for the members of the ATI list. If there is a questionable message sent to the list, the moderator is to take the message to the committee, and a decision will be made within 24 hours of the message sender being informed. Hopefully, we will remain respectful to the list moderator and the list committee as well as to the ATI guidelines.
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