[blparent] junior youth activities

[Deborah Kent Stein]

Dear Julie,

NOPBC events at convention are open to blind and sighted children alike. 
The mix is seen as very positive, and everyone can benefit.  I suggest you 
sign up your son if you think he would enjoy the activities.

Debbie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 10:52 AM
Subject: [blparent] junior youth activities


> Hello all,
>
> I was looking at the April Braille Monitor and found the new Junior Youth 
> activities for kids ages 11-14.  They are a part of NOPBC and I'm 
> wondering if it would be appropriate for my sighted son to attend? The 
> activities look great and I think he would enjoy many of them, but I don't 
> want to cause a blind youth to not be able to participate who might not 
> otherwise get a similar opportunity.  I also would like my son to meet 
> kids his own age, have some freedom to attend things on his own and 
> hopefully to get some peer support. He is pretty isolated from positive 
> blind people outside of convention.
>
> I know next to nothing about NOPBC, is there someone I could contact that 
> would be better equipped to answer my question?
>
> Thanks!
> Julie
>
>
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