[access-uk] Re: Feedback wanted: helpline for the blind?
- From: Mobeen Iqbal <mobeeniqbal@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:34:08 +0000
Hi clive.
That's an excellent suggestion. Obviously we are not trying to tred on toes
here, so yes cross promotion shouldn't be a problem. Would it be OK to post a
note on the bcab list once the first time has been agreed upon? If not i
totally understand as we are not supposed to advertise or promote on there
etc...
All the best,
Mo.
Clive.Lever@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>Hello People,
>
>It's me again. I'm not certain whether the link I put into my last
>message actually worked, as I received a message I'd never seen, about
>some features of the message not being supported by plain text. So, the
>link to the BCAB Technology Help Line page on our website is:
>
>https://www.bcab.org.uk/content/bcab-technology-help-line
>
>Best,
>Clive
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>Behalf Of Robin Davies
>Sent: 14 November 2014 09:10
>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [access-uk] Re: Feedback wanted: helpline for the blind?
>
>Hi Mo
>
>this is an excellent idea and congratulations for being part of it.
>
>Like most others I think a trial with a weekly service to test out the
>demand would be a good way to start. If that is too much to do then at
>least once a fortnight.
>
>Monday between 7 and 8 pm also sounds like an appropriate time slot.
>
>kind regards
>Robin
>On 13/11/2014 19:05, Mobeen Iqbal wrote:
>> Hello Everyone.
>>
>> I am posting this on behalf of a charity called Helping Hands For The
>
>> Blind. For a while, they have been toying with the idea of running a
>> helpline for the blind on a voluntary basis, to help out with tech
>> issues primarily, but perhaps offering advice on every day issues as
>> well. I'd be on hand to answer any tech questions, and the chairman
>> David Chattten Smith would be on hand to answer any other questions.
>> would people find such a helpline useful? if so, how often do you
>> think it should be run? the choices are:
>>
>> every monday 7 until 8.
>> every 2 weeks on a monday 7 until 8.
>> or once a month on a monday 7 until 8.
>>
>> If the helpline proves popular, we would look at extending the hours
>> or frequency. needless to say, we will be using a 03 number so the
>> user does not pay anything to call in, unlike other similar services.
>
>> We look forward to any constructive feedback/comments.
>>
>> Thanks for reading,
>>
>> Mo.
>>
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