[blparent] Question about adopting

[Barbara Hammel]

Mostly what you have to do is reassure them by explaining various ways 
you'll handle situations.  Tell them about how you're capable of getting 
yourself around town and can get places like the doctor.  Tell them about 
different ways you'll do things like talking thermometers, (also that anyone 
can feel if a child is warmer than usual.)  Be real insistent about sight 
isn't everything when raising a child.  Tell them how it's quite possible 
that a blind parent is more in tune with what a child is doing when you're 
not in the room than a sighted person.  We learn the sounds we don't want to 
hear.
Barbara


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From: "Shannan Zinck" <shannanzinck at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 11:20 AM
To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blparent] Question about adopting

> I don't really know if anyone can answer this or not but, we had our first
> home visit from adoption services today and unfortunately me being 
> visually
> impaired and my husband being blind seems to be the biggest concern they
> have. I guess my question is does anyone have any idea how we would 
> convince
> them that we can handle a child or how to ease their minds on this 
> subject.
> I really don't want this to become a big enough issue that we have to 
> fight
> for this child. Everything else seems fine but, this one point and some 
> how
> I feel like I'm being penalized for being born this way even though there
> was nothing that could be done about it. Any ideas would be really great.
> thanks.
>
> -- 
> Shannan Zinck
> Survival is letting GOD take over!!!
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