[blparent] the books

[Deborah Kent Stein]

Wait a second - I have zero expertise in putting together a DVD!  We need 
volunteers who can handle the graphical and technological aspects.  Anyone 
interested?

Debbie
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From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
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> Hi Debbie. Count me in too, of course!
> Leslie
>
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> Thanks.  Point taken!
>
> Debbie
>
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> From: "Allison" <amh.tweet.me at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 12:21 AM
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>> Hi Debbie,
>>
>> Please count me in on this.  I'd like to add the stepparent perspective.
>> We're a bit under-represented.
>>
>> Allison
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at att.net>
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>> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 2:29 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] the books
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>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Amy Murrillo made this suggestion at the blind parents meeting at
>>> convention.  Amy, if you're on this list, are you still interested?
>>>
>>> Debbie
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
>>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 1:04 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] the books
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Jan and all.  A while back, Debbie Stein mentioned something about
>>>> bring
>>>> the Parenting Without Sight book to the next level of making it into a
>>>> DVD.
>>>> I would love to see such a project get off the ground when the time is
>>>> right
>>>> because actions speak louder than words. It's one thing if these
>>>> professionals read about it but it's another if they see us in action 
>>>> on
>
>>>> the
>>>> DVD.
>>>> Leslie
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>> On
>>>> Behalf Of Jan Wright
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 1:46 PM
>>>> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>> Subject: [blparent] the books
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Eric,
>>>> when you read the book, you will find that it is not confrontational
>>>> towards
>>>> professionals.
>>>> Also, our Indiana parents are offering the book to these professionals
>>>> with
>>>> a:
>>>> "we would love to come and talk to your agency about being a blind
>>>> parent,"
>>>> approach.
>>>> some agencies have "learning lunches," or "in service days," or time 
>>>> for
>>>> presentations.
>>>> We have not scheduled a presentation yet.
>>>> But, at our convention in October, we talked about it and are planning
>>>> to do
>>>> an awareness campaign whereby a few (or pannel) of parents get together
>>>> to
>>>> do presentations and such.
>>>> We have even decided to target social work schools (maybe a 
>>>> presentation
>
>>>> to
>>>> the Child Welfare class) and the Attorneys in a "family law class."
>>>> If you present it as if:
>>>> you have some information that will be useful to them.
>>>> It will broaden their knowledge
>>>> and you can also be a resource for any other blind parent that they
>>>> encounter,
>>>> then, you aren't being confrontational at all.
>>>> And, the book is straight forward and respectful of professionals.
>>>> Jan
>>>>
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