Following is a small sampling of the discussion lists concerned with access to electronic and information technology for people with blindness. A much more comprehensive list, including over two hundred blindness-related emailing lists and blindness-related newsgroups, is the BLIST: The Comprehensive Index of Blindess-Related Emailing Lists [1]. The links below lead directly to the BLIST information for the specified list, including further description, links to archives where available, and instructions for subscribing.
- ACCESS-L [2]—Access Technology for the blind
- BASR-L [3]—Browser and Screen Reader Listserv
- BlindComputerUsers [4]—Discussion list for all blind or visually impaired computer users
- BLIND-CS [5]—Targeted discussion list for college students & professionals in the computer industry
- BLIND-DEV [6]—Dedicated to the discussion of issues concerning the development of computer products and adaptive equipment for blind and visually impaired users
- BLIND-L [7]—Non-GUI computer use by and for the blind
- BlindProgramming [8]—Discussion of programming issues, particularly in the GUI environment, for people with blindness or visual impairments
- blinux-list [9]—Discussion of Linux usage as it relates to the blind and visually impaired community
- BlndCompUse [10] —General discussion of blind people using computers
- NFBCS [11]—National Federation of the Blind in Computer Science list dedicated to discussion of access to computers by blind persons and issues specific to NFBCS
- PROGRAM-L [12]—Discussion list for blind and visually impaired programmers, with a particular emphasis on the visual aspects of application design
References
- [1] BLIST: The Comprehensive Index of Blindess-Related Emailing Lists
http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/blist.html - [2] ACCESS-L
http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/blist.html#access - [3] BASR-L
http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/blist.html#basr - [4] BlindComputerUsers
http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/blist.html#blindcomputerusers - [5] BLIND-CS
http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/blist.html#blind-cs - [6] BLIND-DEV
http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/blist.html#blind-d - [7] BLIND-L
http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/blist.html#b-l - [8] BlindProgramming
http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/blist.html#bprog - [9] blinux-list
http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/blist.html#blinux - [10] BlndCompUse
http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/blist.html#compuse - [11] NFBCS
http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/blist.html#nfbcs - [12] PROGRAM-L
http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/blist.html#program