*OH, NO..!* Say It Ain't So..! My Ta-Da List Was, Gasp, *INACCESSIBLE*.. :blush:

Many, many thanks to "B" for very kindly contacting me just now..

In the few short weeks since I've had a 'puter back underneath these fingertips, I've been smoking the Net in search of MORE INFO along with ways to creatively share what passes through my inbox each and every day.. To that end, one of the things I created was a very quickly put together Ta-Da List of personally-garnered suggestions geared towards a beginner getting involved in disability self-advocacy..

"B" just typed a few minutes ago and said that my list required a login to the system to access.. That's totally cool if it's the hosting site's policy.. Was probably somewhere in the TOS (terms of service) for all I know.. Had tested the link, but, alack and aluck, I was most likely still logged in with active cookies so of course the link will work for me with no request for login information.. Duh.. :grin:

But... The thing is that the login for access policy's just not mine.. The days when every single second counted towards my Life survival are still too, too very fresh in Mind to not know what it is like to keep hitting road bumps of any size in one's own quest for information and answers..

THEREFORE and IN CONCLUSION....... :grin:

Special for you, "B", and anyone else who unsuccessfully tried to access my very humble advocacy list, here it is below in its still new, forever draft form..

Cyber hugs from Talking Rock..

Disability Advocacy :: Get Involved..!

Nothing about us without us.. The *CHOICE* is *YOURS*..!
List Created By :: SixAlmostSeven.org..

• Disability Vote 2008 :: Register to Vote..

• Disability Vote 2008 :: Help someone in a nursing home or other long term care facility register to Vote..

• Disability Vote 2008 :: Visit ProjectVote.org to learn my Voting Rights then help educate others..

• Disability Vote 2008 :: Verify the accessibility of my voting poll..

• Disability Vote 2008 :: Help arrange transportation to polls for persons in long term care facilities..

• Got ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today, local self-advocacy group) in your area..?

• Got People First (local self-advocacy group) in your area..?

• Got SABE (Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered, local self-advocacy group) in your area..?

• Get to know your local center for independent living (CIL, ILC)..

• Get to know your state's State Independent Living Council (SILC)..

• Get to know your state's Protection and Advocacy Office for persons with disabilities..

• Get to know your state's Governor's Council on Disability (Google Search, plug in your state's name to narrow the number of webpages returned)..

• Visit the EndeavorFreedom.ning.com website..

• Visit the Not Dead Yet blog: NotDeadYetNewsCommentary.blogspot.com..

• Visit SteveGoldADA's Nuggets of info on long term care facilities..

• Attend NCD (National Council on Disability) Quarterly Meetings when they come to your area..

• Make a contact list of all your state and national government representatives..

• Attend local city/county council meetings in your area..

• Locate your favorite print, radio, television, and online media resources and have them ready to go at a moment's notice..

• Network.. Network.. Network..!

United In Advocacy..!

PUBLIC NOTICE to iPowerWeb.com: Request for an immediate cease and desist..

To whom it may concern at iPowerWeb.com, interchangeable with "VDeck"..

As privately forwarded to your attention very early this A.M., this is my promised public notice of intent to pursue legal channels of cease and desist against your company regarding your use of my publicly established identity of (but not necessarily limited to):

• ButterflyBytes.com, otherwise recognized as Butterfly Bytes, Web Design by Cindy Sue
• Calendar.ButterflyBytes.com, otherwise recognized as Georgia Disability Advocates' Calendar
• SixAlmostSeven.ButterflyBytes.com, otherwise recognized as Six. Almost Seven.. A [psychiatric survivor] advocates for change..
• Cadillac.ButterflyBytes.com, otherwise known as Country Country Club, Family-operated sports bar and grill

How important do I consider this request for a cease and desist of your current (mis)use of my sweat and tear established cyber identit(y/ies)..? Three words, the three very simple words of "Six", "Almost", and "Seven" from the English language, when entered into the widely recognized search engine, Google, ranked Numbers Two and Three of 29 million plus returned possible outcomes just this very second.. THAT'S how important this is to me..

Six. Almost Seven.. was just beginning to find its speed in the world of mental health and disability advocacy.. Sitting in my inbox currently are several "thank yous" from individuals who have found my Life-experience garnered leads to self-advocacy and support beneficial.. We are talking about individuals who are themselves or who have family members or friends experiencing some level of suicide related crisis and/or suicide survival.. This is very, very personal on any number of levels..

Because you have chosen the path you did with respect to my account with your company (related correspondence to be posted within later, including the original final timely email from me stating all was hunky-dory, was cool, was covered by a financial supporter with respect to your "lightly-announced", ill-timed deduction from an assoicated bank account), you are now using MY self-identity(ies) of Six. Almost Seven.., Georgia Disability Advocates' Calendar, and Butterfly Bytes, Web Design by Cindy Sue along with my friend's brand newly established cyber identity of Cadillac County Club to redirect to your sole benefit.. MY cyber identities, the ones that have taken nearly ten years to create and establish, are now being used by you to your monetary benefit..

To that end, and as was first brought to your attention a reasonable eight business hours ago, you are officially notified of my request for you to cease and desist using my cyber identities to your monetary benefit now..

Thanking you in advance for your full cooperation in this very serious matter..

As stated earlier in my private correspondence to you, best wishes in your future business endeavors..

Peace..

Cindy Sue Causey
Talking Rock, Georgia

Ref: Butterfly Bytes
Six. Almost Seven..
Georgia Disability Advocates' Calendar
Cadillac Country Club

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Blue Ribbon Camapaign :: Free Speech Online..

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome.. :)

Will likely come back to elaborate more here in the intro, but for now..

This latest blog of mine will serve first and foremost as a cyber cache of the best of the hundreds of emails that hit my inbox each day..

Those items featured here will not be of the personal nature, so fear not there just in case anyone felt a huge "WHOA" welling up in his or her throat because of any one-on-one correspondence we may have had.. As a certified peer supporter (of all disabilities), I take my oath of privacy, confidentiality VERY seriously.. Those forwards featured here will instead be all of an advocacy and/or announcement type nature coming most often from resources of note..

As to this particular cyber stash's content and with considerations towards my being so public about being a consumer survivor, nope, this blog will not be one or another disability-specific.. It will instead encompass, again, the many, MANY broader topics that hit my inbox each day..

My particular way of advocacy is by thinking of disability advocacy as this humongous tree.. There are any number of events, experiences that are quite relevant to almost, if not, all of us.. Those are the foundation of the tree I build on for what I share.. The more detailed, disability-specific information is best left most frequently shared on those resources that focus on, that daily live, eat, breathe the same.. (BTW, where applicable, those will shared here, too, 'pon occasion..)

Right from the git-go, you will immediately notice credits are openly provided to the originating information that will appear here.. Soo.. The only thing I will ask of others is that if you heard it here first, please consider linking, referring back to the related post..

Choosing a very resource-rich, open method of operation comes from my own first experiences of trying to find information out there on the Net, back when "psychiatric survivor" first became a part of my own vocabulary, back when I was desperately, very desperately trying to find something resembling immediate help, assistance of any kind.. More often than not, some info could be found, but, man, oh, man, were sources the best of well-kept secrets.. A very silly, very selfish, possibly even occasionally very Life-affecting practice..

'Nuff rambling.. Let's get down to the business of change, involvement, full community inclusion for people of all disabilities.. :WINK:

PS.. Whoops.... Almost forgot.. This blog is now officially considered the primary spinoff of Six. Almost Seven.. with the to-be included posts one day finding their way home to the same.. Mountain Splash will still remain active but will be receiving much more local advocacy information along with personal meanderings and pics..