[blparent] [Bulk] Re: Blind Parents Meeting

Tue Jun 2 04:15:05 UTC 2009

Hi,

My husband has two grown kids who's mother is blind.  When he was living 
eith her they had people calling cps for everything from them spiling milk 
to her not managing her time effectively and him forgetting the diaper bag 
at home.  Interesting enough, he told me that when he lived with his next 
partner who happened to be sighted they never got investigated by cps for 
any reason.  He's isn't the only blind parent I've heard this from, so 
apparently it does matter if you have one partnet with sight and one 
without.  I guess they figure your sighted partner will be like your worker 
who will do things when you fall short because of course, you can't 
possiblly be a great parent when you're blind!  Lucky for me I have had 
pretty good experiences with cps.  If you cooperate with them they generally 
won't bother you too much unless you get those social workers who have a 
chip on their shoulder and want to save the world one child at a time. 
smile

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Lawlor" <sklawlor at mac.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 4:43 PM
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] Blind Parents Meeting

> I'd also be interested in this information and does any of the data apply 
> to a situation where only one of the parents is blind?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IS)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 3:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Blind Parents Meeting
>
>
>> Interesting.
>> I'd be interested to k now more about this statistic.
>> One half of all blind parents.
>> Where is this number coming from?
>> What are the nature of these contacts? Do these cases involve the blind
>> parent who is at home with his/her kids or ones who work outside the
>> home?
>> What impact does a blind couple raising a child v. a sighted-blind
>> couple have on these contacts with social services?
>> What sparks these contacts?Does doing something "unconventional" such as
>> having a child born at home or choosing not to vaccinate play a factor
>> in if CPS comes calling?
>> Has anybody done a quantifiable breakdown of blind parents and their
>> contact with CPS?
>>
>> I ask because I've heard this statistic before but would be interested
>> to know more about the data driving it.
>> Anybody?
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Barbara Hammel
>> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:14 PM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Blind Parents Meeting
>>
>> I'm so glad that, according to our current schedule, I'll be able to
>> attend.
>> It's funny, in 2006 I attended the meeting and you talked about how
>> something like one half of all blind parents will have Child Protective
>> Services call on them.  In some respects, I was so glad--yet very
>> appalled--to hear that fact.  A friend of mine insisted I go to that
>> meeting, not knowing that was the subject.  I had just marked the first
>> anniversary of having the twins and had just had CPS at my door on that
>> last day of school.  Back then, Paul would never cry when he was hurt
>> and he'd fallen on a toy and got a big bruise and I didn't know it.  I
>> am the bather and changer in our house and at that time my husband's job
>> took him away quite a bit.  Luckily he was home that day.
>> So anyone who's going, I hope to meet you this year.
>> Barbara
>>
>> If wisdom's ways you wisely seek, five things observe with care:  of
>> whom you speak, to whom you speak, and how and when and where.
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 9:38 PM
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Blind Parents Meeting
>>
>>> It is so funny, I was just remembering meeting you the year the
>>> convention was in Kentucky.  Was that 2002 or 2003?  Gab was very
>>> young and I left her with my hubby for the first time.  I felt lost
>>> without her.  Well anyway I went to your meeting and felt completely
>>> like a dodo.  I asked questions such as how will she know what color a
>>
>>> crayon is or how will she color with me or how will I teach her the
>>> alphabet.  How will I read to her.  They all seemed trivial but you
>>> were so kind and made me feel right at home.
>>> Thanks for everything.  I wish I was going this year, maybe next time.
>>
>>> V
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>
>>> On Behalf Of Deborah Kent Stein
>>> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 10:01 AM
>>> To: Multiple recipients of NFBnet blparent Mailing List
>>> Subject: [blparent] Blind Parents Meeting
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi, all,
>>>
>>> This year the Blind Parents Group will meet at convention on July 4
>>> from 7:30 to 10 P.M.  Traditionally this is an informal meeting where
>>> everyone is
>>>
>>> free to share experiences and ideas.  I would love to hear your
>>> thoughts about possible topics for discussion, so please feel free to
>>> contact me
>>> on-
>>> or off-list.  I look forward to meeting many of you at this year's
>>> meeting!
>>>
>>> Debbie Stein
>>> dkent5817 at worldnet.att.net
>>>
>>>
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