Hi.  I have been a ham for more than 57 years (since third grade).  On our 
20-meter net Chip Johnson, N9KIW, said that he was conducting a ham radio 
class at the Colorado Center.  I don't know if you would have to be a 
current student or not.  W1AW runs some code practice over the internet. 
There are also some code practice programs, as well as an iPhone app or two, 
for code practice.  QST is available from NLS on BARD, and over time you 
would learn a lot from that magazine, also.
73 -- Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Wheaton, Maryland

On Jul 30, 2013, at 6:28 PM, Beth <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

Hello, everyone.
My name is Beth Taurasi.  I am someone who is aspiring to be a
radio
operator.  I've had too many friends try and pull me into the
ham
radio world, so I gave in. ... Yeah, I sure did.  I'd like to
introduce myself to the list. I know a bunch of blind ham nerds,
if I
should use such a flattering and funny little word to describe a
lot
of us, and they've encouraged me to learn as much as possible.
One of
my hammy friends from California gave me a bunch of Gordon
West's
study material to look over, and since I've looked it over, I've
just
found myself so drawn into ham radio stuff I've wanted more of
it.
My hobbies other than learning and trying out ham radio include
playing music and singing.  I love animals, and I hvae a
boyfriend
who's into the ham scene.  I love cooking, though I don't get to
do it
very often. Dish use, honestly. I'm a resident of Denver,
Colorado,
and have gone to the Colorado Center for the Blind. If anyone
knows
me, just let me know, but if you don't know who I am, here I am.
Wish
me luck on getting a license, but here's a question I have for
all of
you:
How can I get involved in a club or activity to get my license
locally
if I can't fill out the email forms? I've tried to fill out
forms, but
there's the dreaded captcha on Colorado's ham radio websites.
My bf
Blake and I were looking at the sites together, and discovered
no
audio captchas along with the visual image.  What should I do?
Thanks, all.
Sincerely,
Beth Taurasi
[log in to unmask],
NFB of Denver, Colorado,
P.S. You can write me privately for a phone number, but I won't
include it here for obvious reasons, but thanks.