[blindkid] Parenting Resources

Sherry DeFrancesco sdefrancesco at optonline.net
Mon Jul 19 18:34:53 UTC 2010


No problem, ugg, yes the heat :)
Thank you for the resources and sharing your personal experiences.

Sherry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cook-Walker, Carlton" <ccook-walker at mbgsd.org>
To: "Sherry DeFrancesco" <sdefrancesco at optonline.net>
Cc: <aernet at lists.aerbvi.org>; <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 2:22 PM
Subject: RE: Parenting Resources


> Sherry,
>
> I apologize for the confusion.  I'll blame it on the heat.  :)
>
>
> Here are some resources for blind parents, also available at: 
> http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Literature_Parents.asp?SnID=369523213#Blind Parents
>
> Blind Parents
>
> Available Online:
>
> Baby-Sitting
> by Barbara Walker Loos (Making Hay, 1993)
> Order Information: Item LBB47; Braille/Print; No Charge
>
> Independence: To Have and To Hold
> by Christine Boone (Braille Monitor, February 1992)
> Order Information: Item LBI16; Braille/Print; No Charge
>
> It Takes More Than Love
> by Kevan Worley (Future Reflections, Spring/Summer 1993)
> Order Information: Item LBI22; Print; No Charge
>
>
> Available to Order:
>
> Materials for Blind Parents
> Order Information: Item LBM02; C2; No Charge
>
> To Be a Parent
> by Gary Wunder
> Order Information: Item LBT06; Braille/Print; No Charge
>
> If you would like to order any of these items, please contact the 
> Independence Market for availability. You may contact us by e-mail at 
> IndependenceMarket at nfb.org or by phone at 410-659-9314, extension 2216. 
> For additional information, please refer to our Independence Market 
> Literature Order Procedure.
>
>
>
> Again, I hope this information is helpful.
>
>
> Carlton
>
> Carlton Anne Cook-Walker, NCLB, cTVI
> Teacher of Students who are Blind/Visually Impaired
> Mechanicsburg Area School District
> 100 East Elmwood Avenue
> Mechanicsburg, PA    17055
> Email: ccook-walker at mbgsd.org
> Cell phone: 717-658-9894
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sherry DeFrancesco [mailto:sdefrancesco at optonline.net]
> Sent: Mon 7/19/2010 2:08 PM
> To: Cook-Walker, Carlton
> Cc: aernet at lists.aerbvi.org
> Subject: Re: Parenting Resources
>
> Parenting Resources
> Thank you Carlton. The below will be of use since we are blind parents 
> adopting a blind child. What we are seeking currently is techniques taught 
> to blind parents as alternative ways to sighted parents-we are confident, 
> however, international adoption professionals often have detailed 
> questions that we need to provide. Explaining how we will parent is 
> somewhat difficult since many things just come natural and are not thought 
> about. They just don't get the term "hands on" or "audible skills" we need 
> to provide detailed procedures.
>
> Sherry
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Cook-Walker, Carlton
>  To: sdefrancesco at optonline.net
>  Cc: aernet at lists.aerbvi.org
>  Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 1:41 PM
>  Subject: Parenting Resources
>
>
>  Sherry,
>
>  Here are some resources that may be of use.  Most are free of charge.  I 
> have placed an asterisk (*) by those for which there is a fee.
>
>  Past issues of the periodical Future Reflections is available for free 
> download at: http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Future_Reflections.asp?SnID=664965005
>
>  The following are available without charge at: 
> http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Literature_Parents.asp?SnID=664965005
>  [Note: The picture of a man and his blind daughter at the top right of 
> the page are of my husband and our daughter.]
>
>  Are We There Yet?
>  by Carrie Gilmer (Future Reflections, Summer 2006)
>  Order Information: Item FR2; Print; No Charge
>  The Blessing of Your New Grandson; Letter to a Grandmother
>  by Gary Wunder (Future Reflections, Fall 2007)
>  Order Information: Item LBB82; Print; No Charge
>  Brochure Packet for Parents/Teachers of Blind Children
>  Order Information: Item LBB74; Print; No Charge
>  Childcare and ADA
>  by Barbara Loos (Future Reflections, Winter/Spring 2006)
>  Order Information: Item LBC63; Print; No Charge
>  Connecting with Jimmy (Children with additional disabilities)
>  by Sue Elan Holmes (Future Reflections, Summer 2006)
>  Order Information: Item FR1; Print; No Charge
>  Fathers Speak Up: Power of Knowledge
>  by Eric Vasiliauskas and
>  What a Parent has Learned from his Blind Son
>  by John Wai (Future Reflections, Convention Report 2006)
>  Order Information: Item LBF41; Print; No Charge
>  Is Your Child Age-Appropriate?
>  by Ruby Ryles, Ph.D. (Future Reflections, Special Issue 2004)
>  Order Information: Item LBI19; Braille/Print; No Charge
>  It Takes More Than Love
>  by Kevan Worley (Future Reflections, Spring/Summer 1993)
>  Order Information: Item LBI22; Print; No Charge
>  Model Constitution for Parents of Blind Children
>  Order Information: Item LBM56; Braille/Print; No Charge
>  Parents: Blind Children's First Mobility Teachers
>  by Joe Cutter (Future Reflections, Special Issue 2004)
>  Order Information: Item LBP27; Print; No Charge
>  Parents of Blind Children Information Packet
>  Order Information: Item LBP28; Print; No Charge
>  Possibilities
>  by Carol Castellano (Future Reflections, Special Issue 2004)
>  Order Information: Item LBP24; Print; No Charge
>  A Promise for Tomorrow, Help for Today
>  by Elizabeth Frampton, Bonnie Lucas, Kim Cunningham, and Leticia Flores 
> (Future Reflections, Convention Report 2007)
>  Order Information: Item LBP33; Print; No Charge
>  Role of Parents in the Education of Blind Children
>  by Carrie Gilmer (Braille Monitor, November 2005)
>  Order Information: Item LBR41; Braille/Print; No Charge
>  Untangling the Threads: When a Child has Additional Disabilities
>  by Rene Harrell (Future Reflections, Fall 2007)
>  Order Information: Item LBU12; Print; No Charge
>  What My Daughter Taught Me About Active Learning--or Whose Goal is it 
> Anyway? (Children with additional disabilities)
>  by Jean Bugbee (Future Reflections, Winter/Spring 2006)
>  Order Information: Item LBW49; Print; No Charge
>
>
>  Also,
>
>  * THE BRIDGE TO BRAILLE: READING AND SCHOOL SUCCESS FOR THE YOUNG BLIND 
> CHILD , by Carol Castellano and Dawn Kosman, available at: 
> http://secure.nfb.org/ecommerce/asp/product.asp?product=703&cat=47&ph=&keywords=&recor=&SearchFor=&PT_ID= , 
> for $12.00
>
>  * MAKING IT WORK: EDUCATING THE BLIND/VI STUDENT IN THE REGULAR 
> CLASSROOM, by Carol Castellano, available at: 
> http://secure.nfb.org/ecommerce/asp/product.asp?product=703&cat=47&ph=&keywords=&recor=&SearchFor=&PT_ID= , 
> for $25.00
>
>  * MODULAR INSTRUCTION FOR INDEPENDENT TRAVEL FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE BLIND 
> OR VI, by Doris Willoughby and Sharon Monthei, available at: 
> http://secure.nfb.org/ecommerce/asp/product.asp?product=264&cat=47&ph=&keywords=&recor=&SearchFor=&PT_ID= , 
> for $20.00
>
>
>
>
>
>  Hope this helps,
>
>  Carlton
>
>
>  Carlton Anne Cook-Walker, NCLB, cTVI
>  Teacher of Students who are Blind/Visually Impaired
>  Mechanicsburg Area School District
>  100 East Elmwood Avenue
>  Mechanicsburg, PA    17055
>  Email: ccook-walker at mbgsd.org
>  Cell phone: 717-658-9894
>
>
>
> 





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