[blparent] Child Protective Services

[sharon howerton]

Heather, congratulations on your upcoming birth. I hope things are going 
well. Many of us on this list are blind parents and have never had a problem 
with child protective service. Many years ago when I was a rehab counselor, 
I found that the only time I got calls about expectant moms was when the 
medical people felt that the baby did not have adequate care or inadequate 
support for the parent(s), thus not enough care for the baby. . Also, I am 
an instructor with the Hadley School and teach a three course parenting 
series, the first course of which is Preparation. It is a lengthy course 
with assignments and all but is at least affiliated with us, provides a 
certificate upon completion and is just one more resource available to you. 
My own sons are 28 and almost 26 years, I am totally blind and their dad who 
is my ex has some vision. If you have any questions about Hadley or would 
want to contact me directly, you are welcome to do so at my home email
shrnhow at att.net
or Hadley
sharon at hadley.edu
The other two courses in our series, for those who are new here, are Infancy 
which covers the first year and Early Years which covers ages 1 to 5. We 
don't pretend to be the be all and end all, but at least these courses can 
get you started. As many of you know, there is no charge for our courses.
Sharon Howerton
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Heather Barcal" <heather.barcal at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 7:24 PM
Subject: [blparent] Child Protective Services


> Hello all.
>
> I am pregnant with my first baby.  I have read an article, and just
> started reading a book, both of which talk about how Child Protective
> Services has been called on blind parents, just because they were
> blind.  My questions are, have any of you dealt with this?  Does it
> happen when both parents are blind and/or if only one of the parents
> is blind?  How frequently does this happen?
>
> Heather
>
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