NIDRR Grantees Offer Listservs

Several listservs are operated by grantees around the topics of their NIDRR-funded projects. These lists were reported to the NCDDR in the fall of 1998. The list name, description and other information, and subscription instructions are provided.

Generally, to subscribe through automated software, you should leave the "Subject:" line of your message blank (you may be directed otherwise), and be sure any automatic signature features are turned off. Terms placed between brackets [  ], such as [list name] [your first name] [your email address], indicate where you should put the actual list name you want to join, or your own first name, last name, or email address.

Project: ADA National Access for Public Schools Project

List Name: ADA-L

For Information: <http://www.adaptenv.org/>

Description: The ADA ListServ is a mailing list for people involved with the Americans with Disabilities Act in schools throughout the United States. The participants in this list are urged to use this mechanism to share their thoughts, ideas and suggestions regarding the ADA in schools.

Subscription Instructions: Send a message to Kathy Gips <KGips@adaptenv.org> at the ADA National Access for Public Schools Project and she will add your name to the list.

Project: California Assistive Technology System (CATS)

List Name: CFILC / AT Network

For Information: <http://atnet.org>

Description: The AT Network publishes the AT Journal, a bi-weekly newsletter about AT and its impact on the lives of persons with disabilities. Readers can access the journal at http://atnet.org or subscribe to the journal listserv ATjournal@atnet.org to receive a summary with hyperlinks for each issue.

They also have a public information and referral list: atiandr@atnet.org where the public can post questions that may be answered by any of the more than 80 AT professionals in california who subscribe to the list.

Subscription Instructions: Send an email message to: <catsnews-subscribe@ezmlm.cfilc.org> You do not need to include any text in the subject or body of the message. You will receive a confirmation message before your address is added to the list.

Project: Kentucky Assistive Technology Service Network (KATS)

List Name: KATS Network mailing list

Description: The KATS Network is a statewide, consumer-driven organization. Its primary mission is to establish a statewide, comprehensive system for the provision of assistive technology devices and services to individuals with disabilities.

Subscription Instructions: Go to <http://www.katsnet.org/subscribe.html> and enter your email address in the space provided. Submit form.

 

Project: Ohio Regional Traumatic Brain Injury Model System

List Name: Assembly, BI-ISIG, BI-Pedia, Casemantbi, RehabPsych, SprtGrpLdr, StateExec, TBI-IR, TBI Prevnt, TBISATREAT, TBIState

For Information: <http://www.ohiovalley.org/>

Description:

• Assembly: a list for state Brain Injury Association executive directors and presidents.
• BI-ISIG: a list for members of the Brain Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.
• BI-Pedia: a list for caregivers and parents of children with brain injuries.
• Casemantbi: a list for persons that are case managers or resource and service coordinators for persons with brain injuries. The primary focus is for persons working in community-based settings.
• RehabPsych: a list for American Psychological Association members in Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology).
• SprtGrpLdr: a list for Brain Injur
• y Support Group Leaders.
• StateExec: a list for Executive Directors of state Brain Injury Associations.
• TBI-IR: a list for persons working in Information and Referral about issues of TBI. For information: <http://www.ohiovalley.org/community/subscribe/referral.html> [link no longer active]
• TBI-Prevnt: a list for persons working in the area of prevention of brain injury.
  For information: <http://www.ohiovalley.org/community/subscribe/prevent.html>[link no longer active]
• TBISATREAT :a list for persons serving individuals with brain injuries and substance abuse problems. For information: <http://www.ohiovalley.org/community/subscribe/abuse.html> [link no longer active]
• TBIState: a list for state government employees responsible for brain injury programs and eligible for membership in the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators.

Subscription Instructions: Please subscribe only to those lists you are eligible to join. Send an email message to: <listserver@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu> (leave Subject: line blank) and in the body of the message type: subscribe [list name] [your first name] [your last name]. You may also send email to Gary Lamb-Hart <lamb-hart.1@osu.edu> and request to be added to a specific list.

Project: Oklahoma ABLE Tech

List Name: ABLETECH List Server

For Information: <http://www.okstate.edu/wellness/listserv.htm>

Description: The List Server is a public forum for conversation among parents, consumers, and people who work in the disability-related field (currently has 230 subscribers).

Subscription Instructions: Send an email message to: <LISTSERV@listserv.okstate.edu>. Type the message: SUBSCRIBE ABLETECH-L [your name]. After you have subscribed, you may email a message to everyone on the list by using: ABLETECH-L@listserv.okstate.edu

Project: RRTC in Neuromuscular Diseases

List Name: NMD FastServ List

For Information: <http://www.rehabinfo.net/FastServ.html>

Description: Breaking news or information the RRTC disseminates rapidly to interested parties.

Subscription Instructions: Send an email message to: <NMDinfo@ucdavis.edu>. In the "Subject:" line, indicate the name of the neuromuscular disease or other specific topic for which you want to receive NMD FastServ news.

 

Project: Southeast DBTAC (Region IV)

List Name: adhoc, affiliates, netadmin, netwk

For Information: <http://www.sedbtac.org/dbtaclist.html>

Description: Following are brief descriptions of the lists and subscription information.

• adhoc: This is a group of individuals selected by the regional ADA network who are already experienced in the online world, and who help guide the project by sharing their ADA and online experiences. To join this advisory group, send an email message to: <se-dbtac@mindspring.com>and ask to join the 'adhoc' list.
• affiliates: This list includes all SE DBTAC State and Local Affiliates, designated by the SE DBTAC and its eight State Affiliates to serve as additional points of contact in each state. The list is open only to designated DBTAC network affiliates (to subscribe, send an email message to: <se-dbtac@mindspring.com> with a request to join the 'affiliates' list).
• netadmin: This list consists of all Network Administrators, designated by each DBTAC State Affiliate to serve as single point of contact in each state. The list is open only to designated DBTAC network administrators (to subscribe, send an email message to: <se-dbtac@mindspring.com> with a request to join the 'netadmin' list).
• netwk: This is a group of individuals who use telecommunications for a variety of purposes. They communicate for information sharing and problem solving about challenging ADA issues and concerns. To subscribe, send an email to: <netwk-request@MailingList.net> with the message: Subscribe. When a confirmation to verify the email address is received, use `Reply' and `Send' in your email program to be added to the mailing list.

Project: Speaking to Write: Realizing the Potential of Speech Recognition for Secondary Students with Disabilities

List Name: spk2wrt

For information: <http://www.edc.org/spk2wrt/spk2wrt.html>

Description : This is a moderated discussion forum for students or adults who have used speech recognition technology themselves or with secondary students with disabilities. The primary focus is the educational issues associated with using speech recognition technology to support students with disabilities in home and school settings. To access the spk2wrt archive containing a full list of all discussion threads, go to: http://www.edc.org/spk2wrt/hypermail/

Subscription Instructions: Send an email message to <majordomo@mail.edc.org> (leave Subject: line blank). In the body of the message, type: subscribe spk2wrt. You do not need to include your email address or name. Should you have questions or comments about the spk2wrt listserv, please contact the current owner at <spk2wrt@edc.org>

Project: Texas Assistive Technology Partnership (TATP)

List Name: Wired Across Texas

For Information: <http://www.edb.utexas.edu/coe/depts/sped/tatp/wired.html>

Description: Wired Across Texas is a list for discussing topics of interest to persons with disabilities, their families and friends.

Subscription Instructions: Send an email message to <listproc@mcfeeley.cc.utexas.edu> In the body of the message write: subscribe wired [your first name] [your last name]. Or, email the project directly: <johnz@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu> and ask to be added to the list.

Project: Trace Center UPDATED! 4/99
(RERC on Information Technology Access; RERC on Universal Telecommunications Access; Understanding and Increasing Adoption of Universal Design in Product Design)

List Name: basr-l, irlink-l, publicitm-l, TAAC-L, telecom-l, uaccess-l, uasig19-l, Webaccess-l

For Information: <http://trace.wisc.edu:8080/mailman/listinfo/> UPDATED! 4/99

Description: Following are brief descriptions of the lists and their subjects.

• basr-l: Browsers and screen readers
• irlink-l: Discussion of Bi-Directional Infrared Communications Link Standard
• publicitm-l: A forum for discussion of issues concerning the accessibility of Public Information/Transaction Machines (formerly kiosk-l)
• TAAC-L: This list is to facilitate communication among members of the Telecommunication Access Advisory Committee. Because the meetings of the Committee are public, the discussions on this listserv are also public and anyone may join. For information: <http://trace.wisc.edu:8080/guest/main/>
• telecom-l: Discussion of the US Access Board's Telecom Access guidelines
• uaccess-l: Discussion of Universal Access to Information Systems
• uasig19-l: RESNA Universal Access SIG discussion group
• Webaccess-l: Discussion of access to Web sites

Subscription Instructions: To join any of the discussion lists, send an email message to: <listproc@trace.wisc.edu> and include the following in the body of the message: subscribe [list name] [your first name] [your last name].

Project: Washington Assistive Technology Alliance

List Name: WASH-AT

For Information: <http://wata.org/forum/subscrib.htm>

Description: This discussion forum was established as a networking resource for consumers of assistive technology (AT) and their families, AT professionals, and others interested in AT in Washington and Pacific Northwest Region (also posts to Usenet newsgroup wash.assistive-tech).

Subscription Instructions: To subscribe, send an email message to <listproc@u.washington.edu> from your regular email account (leave Subject: line blank). In the body, type: subscribe wash-at [your first name] [your last name].

 

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