Illinois Occupational Therapy Association

ILOTA has been working with Yahoo! Groups to create a new listserv as a way to promote more communication through members and board members. To join, send an e-mail to: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it From there, you will receive further instructions for posting.

The following guidelines are intended to protect the good of all parties.

• -The listserv may not be used for job advertising or for recruiting occupational therapy practitioners.
• -The listserv may not be used for the sale of services or products.
• -The listserv may not be used to compare the prices of occupational therapy professional services.
• -The listserv may not be used as a primary source for research.
• -The listserv may not be used for surveys.
• -Members are encouraged to participate by asking and answering questions and sharing resources and information.
• -Maintain professional standards and common courtesy in e-mail messages, avoiding the use of insults, slander, profanity, or obscenities. Do not divulge confidential information or information that may cause harm to a consumer or client. Remember that e-mail is a relatively new communication form, and hastily composed, unclear messages easily can be misinterpreted.
• -Do not post any information or other material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner. An exception to this is that it is possible to quote a portion of copyrighted material where it is quoted in connection with a scholarly analysis, research, or comment on the work.
• -Do not post messages if they encourage or facilitate members to arrive at any agreement that either expressly or impliedly leads to price fixing, a boycott of another's business, or other conduct intended to or that results in illegally restricting free trade.
• -Do not facilitate or engage in inappropriate discussions relating to people, entities, products, costs, rumors, and other similar matters. Information posted on the lists is available for all to see, and comments are subject to libel, antitrust, and a variety of other laws.
• -Do not post anything that you would not want the world to see or that you would not want anyone to know came from you, as the discussions are meant to stimulate conversation, not create contention.
• -Restrict discussions to topics best suited to the medium.

List Etiquette

• -Include a signature tag on all messages. Include your name, affiliation, location, and e-mail address.
• -State clearly the specific topic of the comments in the subject line to allow members to respond more appropriately and for automatic message archiving.
• -Only send a message to the entire list when it contains information from which everyone can benefit.
• -Do not send messages such as "thanks for the information" or "me, too" to the entire list; these are messages for individuals. To send a message to an individual, forward the message, then type in the e-mail address of the individual to whom you want to respond.