[blparent] Forming a blind parents group or division in Colorado

[jessicac.kostiw at gmail.com]

This is absolutely fantastic! Can you keep those of us who do not live in Colorado in the loop on how things go? I know that your meeting was a month ago, I mean how things go in the future and how things pan out! Congratulations and I will be rooting you on and wishing I lived in Colorado!
Jessica

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> On Feb 16, 2016, at 11:54 AM, Nate Trela via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> For many of us, living the life we want means raising a family, and we
> know our blindness is a characteristic that shapes how we do some
> things as parents, but it doesn't define us or limit us. It certainly
> doesn't prevent us from raising happy, bright and active children.
> 
> But we know that to some people - maybe teachers, social workers,
> neighbors or even our own families - how we do it all can be hard to
> understand. And maybe sometimes we even wonder if there is a better
> way to do things like keeping track of a child at a playground,
> lugging a car seat around just in case you might want to take an Uber
> later, getting the kids too soccer practice or working through their
> algebra homework.
> 
> So some members of the NFB – including myself - are working to launch
> a group or division in the state for blind parents, a place where we
> can share our successes and challenges, talk shop and be reminded of
> what we have to look forward to.
> 
> We're having an organizational meeting this Saturday - Feb. 20 - at
> the Colorado Center for the Blind, 2233 W Shepperd Ave., in Littleton.
> This meeting will begin at either 1 PM or after the Denver chapter
> meeting concludes, whichever is later.
> 
> So please spread the word, and if you can, come down and share your
> ideas for what we as blind parents can do for each other, what the NFB
> can do for us and our own parenting stories.
> 
> If you can't make it to Littleton this time, please feel free to send
> thoughts to this list or email me directly at ntrela at gmail.com. And
> please share this email with anyone you think might be interested.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Nate Trela
> 
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