Drop anchor and come aboard! All hands on deck is a nautically themed TeamTalk channel where you can play games, chat with friends, engage in a serious discussion or just hang out. It is fully accessible to blind and visually impaired members who use screen readers.
If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or need any assistance please email us at
All Hands On Deck is a community made up of primarily, but not exclusively, blind and visually impaired members who come together on a regular basis to socialize and share their life experiences. Each week we provide games, described Movies, Old Time Radio Programs, described and nondescribed TV shows and informal conversation.
We think of ourselves as a family whose members offer support to one
another and share knowledge, information, laughs, and just basic fun
times. If you have not already done so, please come and join us!
To receive The Current, our weekly E-Mail containing our schedule, announcements and links to programs, scripts, score sheets and rules to our games, and any updates or changes to The Current or site, please send a blank E-Mail, meaning nothing in the body of the E-Mail to:
all-hands+subscribe@groups.io
What Is On This Page!
This page is divided into several different topics which are all in headings. Our privacy statement, disclaimer and Rules are in heading 1. Links to TeamTalk and TeamTalk scripts, Game descriptions and Score sheets are in heading two. Lastly, links to some of our games, our Facebook page and Twitter information are in heading three.
The All Hands On Deck Privacy Statement
The All Hands On Deck owner and Crew will never sell or provide your personal information including your email address, name, phone number, any personal information or anything else you have told, written or given us to any other third party except to comply with state or federal court orders, subpoenas, or warrants.
The All Hands On Deck Disclaimer
All Hands On Deck, its owners, crew, and members will not be in any way liable
for any damages or losses to hardware or software. These losses include, but are not limited to,
loss of data, productivity or monetary damages through the use of The All Hands On Deck chat site/client, website or any downloads through our chat site/client or website. In addition, All Hands On Deck, its owners, crew, and members will not be in any way liable for any loss of data, productivity or monetary damages for downloading or using any third party games, utilities or tools downloaded through All Hands On Deck chat site/client or website.
The All Hands On Deck Rules
No one likes having a lot of rules, and the crew does not wish to cramp your style. However, in order for things to run smoothly we do have three rules:
Abuse
Abuse of any type while on the All Hands On Deck chat client/site will meet with zero tolerance.
Abuse includes but, is not limited to; sexual harrassment, on line stalking, slander, defimation of character, threats made or implied upon any person, or any other type of verbal or written abuse.
If you are a victim of any form of abuse while on All Hands ON Deck please notify us by sending an Email to:
ahodcruising@gmail.com
Your complaint will meet with an immediate response from The All Hands On Deck crew, and after they have completed an investigation the appropriate actions will be taken to resolve the situation.
Minors
Please remember that All Hands On Deck is open to people of all ages. Therefore, there could be minors in the chat site at any given time. The All Hands On Deck owner, crew, hosts and members will not be responsible for persons under the age of 18 being present during any activity which might take place on the All Hands On Deck chat site/client. The actions of a minor are the sole responsibility of their parent or gardian, and All Hands ON Deck will in no way act to control or restrict attendance by persons due to their age.
Language and Topics of Conversation!!!
We are not saying that you cannot have disagreements, debates or differences of opinions; we are just saying keep it adult and courteous. We do not have a restriction on language or topics of conversation, and do not ever intend to, but, we do ask that you keep the extreme language, such as the F word and name calling, to a minimum. Be aware of who is around and if someone tells you that something offends them we ask that you stop that behavior immediately.
Please keep in mind the people who are on the channel with you while you are conversing. Be a little kinder then necessary; follow the Golden Rule, and treat others the way you like to be treated.
To follow AhodCruising from the Twitter website do the following:
1. Log into your twitter account if you have one. If not, you can create one on the Twitter site.
2. Find the search edit field using the letter e if you're using a screen reader.
3. Type the person or group you wish to follow. For purposes of these instructions, you'll use AhodCruising. (make sure the case is correct) Search results will appear below the edit field.
4. Down arrow or scroll to the line which says go to AhodCruising and press enter.
5. Press h to go to the first heading and down arrow till you get to the follow AhodCruising button and press enter.
To follow AhodCruising using TW Blue, do the following:
1. Open TW Blue and verify your twitter account if you haven't already done so.
2. After TW Blue has opened and your account is visible, tab once to the list view.
3. , Press the end key or down arrow to search and press right arrow.
4. Press the alt key to enter the application menu and up or down arrow to search and press enter.
5. Type AhodCruising in the edit field, making sure the case is correct. Tab to a set of radio buttons and down arrow to the user radio button and press enter.
6. You should then see AhodCruising in your list of searches.
7. When you get to AhodCruising press the applications key or shift f10 and up arrow to the user actions menu and press enter.
8. Make sure the follow radio button is check and tab to the ok button and press enter.
Thank you for your interest in joining us on our fun filled voyage of game playing and fellowship!
Happy sailing!
The All Hands On Deck Crew; Erin Joy, Eric, Mike, Sean, and Tonia