[blparent] adoption

Wed Feb 3 04:08:21 UTC 2016

Hina 

Please feel free to contact me off-list. I am going through this process and wow, I received so much wonderful mentorship on this list and at the NFB convention that it would be my pleasure to speak with you. I'm single and totally blind and have just completed a home study. Yes, it can be done! I never thought I'd get to type those words.

Michelle.creedy at gmail.com

Michelle

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From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of hina altaf via BlParent
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 6:38 AM
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Subject: [blparent] adoption

Hi,
I am not sure what is the proceedure to adopt a child either a refuge or with disability. Is it possible for visually impaired parents to adopt and someone told me blind people can not adopt because of blindness which makes no sense. What is the proceedure and who do they need to speak? I know someone who would like to do that.
Hina.

On 2/1/16, Star Gazer via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 					I know a woman who adopted a boy from China in the same situation 
> as the boy mentioned in this email. As it happens, she knows the boy 
> in question. I have asked her to subscribe to the list and share what 
> she knows.
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> Deborah Kent Stein via BlParent
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> Subject: [blparent] {Disarmed} FW: [Blindhomeschooler] Chinese blind 
> boy in need of an adoptive family immediately
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> From: Blindhomeschooler at yahoogroups.com 
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> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 8:46 PM
> To: yahoogroups <blindhomeschooler at yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Blindhomeschooler] Chinese blind boy in need of an adoptive 
> family immediately
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> I know this is a long shot, but there is a dear boy I met in China in 
> November who is about to lose his chance to ever have a family. He was 
> in process of adoption, but now his would-be family is no longer 
> moving forward. Due to his age (13), this is extremely urgent, as 
> Chinese orphans are not able to be adopted once they turn 14. 
> Depending on the adoptive family's situation, adoption grants of 
> between $4,000-10,000 are available, with more a possibility. Please 
> share this if you know of anyone who might be even a little bit 
> interested. If you contact me, I can direct you to the grants available and to the people you'd need to speak with.
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> Here is the Facebook post from his orphanage:
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> Jimmy at Bethel is again looking for a family (for reasons having 
> nothing to do with him). He will age out in JULY, so we have limited 
> time to find him a family!
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> Jimmy is quiet and shy, but once he gets to know you he's a loyal 
> friend. He is an accomplished piano player and it's been wonderful to 
> see him blossom with his music. He is smart and tries hard in school. 
> His best subjects are math and language, but he is competent in all 
> areas. He can get around on his own and has good mobility skills. 
> Jimmy has been living in our City Life Project for the last few years 
> in an apartment with the other older Bethel boys. Even though he's one 
> of the oldest kids, he doesn't mind showing affection and giving his Bethel mama a hug. Let's find him a family!
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