[blparent] junior youth activities

[Amy Murillo-Hicks]

Maybe those of us who are bring kids of similar age can exchange information 
and meet for dinner or something at the start so our kids can meet, and then 
hang out during the week?

It sounds like they would probably get along great, and I know I would feel 
better if they were running around in a crew.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 8:52 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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