[blindkid] {Disarmed} FW: [Blindhomeschooler] Blind Chinese girl needs adoptive family

[IftheShew Fits]

Oh, my goodness. Wow. Heart wrenching. Thanks for bringing this little
sweetheart to the attention of this list and for advocating for her.

On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 5:31 PM, Deborah Kent Stein via blindkid <
blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:

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> Subject: [Blindhomeschooler] Blind Chinese girl needs adoptive family
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> I recently found out about an eight- or nine-year-old girl from China who
> needs an adoptive family. The agency which has her file right now is
> calling her Rose.
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> Rose's video is posted at  <
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pri8FubEsQg&feature=youtu.be. I found the
> video disturbing, as there seems to be no allowance for or understanding of
> the fact this child is blind. She is harassed and pushed around by her
> caretaker in the video, and I saw no compassion whatsoever shown. This
> caretaker behavior is not uncommon in China, but it upset me anyway
> thinking that my own daughter might have been treated the same way while
> waiting for us.
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> Rose is blind from glaucoma, but can sense light. She has had no known
> surgeries. She is introverted and does not talk much. She does not attend
> school. When the orphanage was asked what things she is good at, and what
> things she struggles with, they said they didn't know. I spent a few weeks
> trying to get answers to a few simple questions, and the orphanage proved
> quite unwilling to answer any of them.
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> I don't know what Rose's potential is, but based on the video, the
> difficulty in getting basic questions answered, and no one even knowing
> what she is good at, it does not appear that much attempt is being made to
> maximize whatever that potential is.
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> Right now, information on adopting Rose can be obtained by contacting
> Xiaoqing at  Bay Area Adoption Services at (415) 459-2481 or emailing her
> at xiaoqing at baas.org <mailto:xiaoqing at baas.org> . When I asked Xiaoqing
> to advocate for moving Rose to an orphanage near Beijing that works with
> blind and visually impaired children, she seemed to understand the need and
> to be willing to help facilitate that to the best of her ability.
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> I do not work for this agency; my heart was just broken seeing the lack of
> compassion this poor child has in her life, and I am hoping someone will
> step forward to add her to their family.
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