Blind people and phones go hand in hand?  I've never heard that one before. 
In fact, except for a very very few people, I hate talking on the phone.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 5:13 PM
Subject: Fw: Talkshock chat line for the blind


>I thought some of you might be interested in this.  I guess you could chat
> about amateur radio on this line if you wanted to.
> Harvey
>
> chat line for the blind
>
> HI ALL. IN ADDITION TO MY WORK FOR VIP CONDUIT, I HAVE STARTED A NEW PHONE
> CHAT LINE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. AS WE ALL KNOW,
> BLIND PEOPLE AND PHONES GO HAND IN HAND AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO 
> THIS
> LINE SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SORT OF NICE TO USE THIS LINE AS ANOTHER WAY
> FOR BLIND PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO MEET. WE TRY TO KEEP SOMEONE 
> ON
> THE LINE MOST OF THE TIME AND I THOUGHT PERHAPS SOME OF YOU MIGHT WANT TO
> SHARE IT WITH YOUR LISTENERS. THE NAME OF THE LINE IS TALKSHOP AND THE
> NUMBER FOR THE LINE IS:
> (217) 238-6292. THE LINE IS NEW AND IT IS OCCASIONALLY DOWN WHILE FEATURES
> ARE ADDED BUT WE HAVE ALREADY MET SOME GREAT FOLKS AND FIND THAT THE 
> PEOPLE
> ON THE LINE ENJOY MEETING OTHERS AND SEVERAL OF THEM HAVE DISCOVERED LONG
> LOST FRIENDS AND SCHOOL MATES. HOPE YOU CAN SPREAD THE WORD A BIT BECAUSE 
> IT
> IS TURNING OUT TO BE A NEAT PLACE FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED FOLKS TO
> HANG OUT.
>
> PEGGY FAIN
>
> VIP CONDUIT