[blparent] Fw: Blind mom want advice about raising autistic sighted child

[Deborah Kent Stein]

Hi, all,

This is especially a message to Barbara Hamill, but of course to anyone else 
with ideas or information.

Debbie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cheadle, Barbara" <Bcheadle at nfb.org>
To: "Debbie Stein" <dkent5817 at worldnet.att.net>; <nadine.jacobson at visa.com>; 
<nalidabesson at yahoo.com>; <lgwhite3 at comcast.net>; 
<louradford at bellsouth.net>; "Lusi Radford" <louradford at bellsouth.net>; 
<laschuck at juno.com>; <ebell at uark.edu>; <melissa at riccobono.us>; 
<lemonjuze at yahoo.com>; "Carrie Gilmer" <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com>; 
<childrensmontessori at msn.com>; "Carlton Walker" <attorneywalker at gmail.com>
Cc: <lucy.alexander.mercer at state.tn.us>
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 8:40 AM
Subject: Blind mom want advice about raising autistic sighted child



Dear Friends:

Can one or more of you contact this mom?  She has a sighted, autistic
son who will start kindergarten next year.  He's in preschool this year.
She is a single blind mom, and would like information, resources, and
support regarding being a blind mom, and being an advocate for her child
in the education system.  She is very well informed about autism, and
says she would love to be a resource to other parents in that regard.

Lucy Mercer (Tennessee)
Phone: (615) 971-0999
E-mail: lucy.alexander.mercer at state.tn.us

(Mrs.) Barbara Cheadle, Director
Parent Outreach, NFB Jernigan Institute
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Phone: (410) 659-9314 ext. 2360
Fax: (410) 659-5129
bcheadle at nfb.org
ParentOutreach at nfb.org
www.nfb.org