[blparent] Blind Parents Meeting

Tue Jun 2 15:33:39 UTC 2009

It's not fear-mongering.  It's just pointing out a fact.  Sighted people 
sometimes have such an overwhelming sense of fear of being blind that they 
butt into people's business because they don't think they could handle a 
child if they were blind.
Those people are there.  They always want to help you.  After putting your 
child's shoes on the right feet for 9/10 of the school year and then you put 
them on wrong by accident, instead of just changing them, they have to point 
out to you that you made a mistake.  I know, we all do that to some extent.
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.

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From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IS)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 7:46 AM
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] Blind Parents Meeting

> I don't think any of us are excluded per sea, but putting out these
> stats with no other data is nothing more then fear mongering in my
> oppinion. What value is to be gained in that?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Kliph
> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 6:27 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Blind Parents Meeting
>
> That would be me also.  I am blind, but my wife can see.  So does that
> exclude us?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Scott Lawlor
> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 3:43 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: 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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