Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j88EdCG07939; Thu, 8 Sep 2005 10:39:12 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 10:39:12 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20050908143115.M9777@dawsoncollege.qc.ca> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Linda Shohet" <lshohet@dawsoncollege.qc.ca> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4792] Re: Help re/ Katrina X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; X-Mailer: Open WebMail 2 20031014 Status: O Content-Length: 1448 Lines: 45 We are very willing to participate in this effort at The Centre for Literacy of Quebec. I am not sure what the process would be to allocate revision/editing tasks to various volunteers, but whatever you decide is the most efficient way, please count us in. Sharing concern in a time of recovery Linda Shohet On Wed, 7 Sep 2005 20:55:22 -0400 (EDT), Lendoak wrote > Dear List-serv members, > > Perhaps there is a way for the special skills of list-serv members > to help the victims of the hurricane who are now in need of relief > from a number of public and private agencies. > > Based on the NALS survey, it is clear that many thousands of victims, > who have limited literacy skills, will have to cope with complex > and hastily designed instructions on how to get aid in many forms. > > Would it make sense to offer our services gratis to the many helping > agencies to assist them to design their emergency instructions and > forms so they are more understandable? (I know that Ceci and I > would be willing to give same-day e-mail turn around to any draft > material that is to help with their services.) > > What do you think? Who should be contacted? > > best wishes, > > Len and Ceci Doak -- Linda Shohet, PhD Executive Director The Centre for Literacy of Quebec 3040 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, Quebec Canada, H3Z 1A4 Tel.:(514) 931-8731, ext. 1411 Fax: (514) 931-5181 E-mail: lshohet@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
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