[blparent] need urgent help

[Veronica Smith]

Terri, a friend of mine was in a situation much like yours, blind and low
income, so what they did was become a foster parent and by doing that, they
were able to adopt that child.  I don't know why it made a difference, maybe
this way the state thought they proved themselves. v

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of trising
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 1:34 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] need urgent help

I know two couples in Michigan in the NFB where both parents are blind. They

are in their fifties, and both couples raised children independently. I know

there are more. I know it is not lawful to have your children taken away 
just on the grounds of blindness. My husband and I want children very badly,

but have been unable to conceive. Due to our low income status, we have also

been unable to adopt. That would be my worst nightmare if I finally was able

to conceive or adopt a baby, and then was told just because my husband and I

are both blind that we could not keep our baby.
Terri Wilcox
Secretary, National Federation of the Blind of Michigan 


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