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

[Elizabeth Cooks]

This also sounds like a message for Sarah in michigan, if anyone knows how 
to reach her.  If I remember correctly, she has two autistic children.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of NFBnet blparent Mailing List" 
<blparent at NFBnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:32 PM
Subject: [blparent] Fw: Blind mom want advice about raising autistic 
sightedchild


>
>
> 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
>
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