[blparent] NFB Blind Parents Group Meeting Agenda

[Stacy Cervenka]

Attention all blind parents and those interested in becoming parents!

The NFB Blind Parents Group will be holding our annual meeting on Wednesday, July 4 at 7:30 PM. Please see the convention agenda for the room number. We will be discussing many different topics of interest to blind people at any stage of the parenting journey. Also, if you are bringing any baby carriers, strollers, car seats, or booster seats with you to Orlando, please bring them to the Blind Parents Group meeting with you. During the last 20 or 30 minutes of the meeting, those who are interested will have the opportunity to check out the various types of baby gear that other blind parents have found useful. As always, children are most welcome at the meeting and we recommend that you bring some quiet activities for them to engage in during the presentations and discussions.

The meeting agenda is posted below.

Looking forward to seeing everyone in Orlando!

Stacy Cervenka
Chair, Blind Parents Group

National Federation of the Blind
Blind Parents Group

Annual Meeting

 

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

7:30 – 9:30 PM

 

7:30- Introductions

Stacy Cervenka, Chair

 

7:40- Advocacy, Mentorship, and Connection: A Report on NFB’s Work To Empower Blind Parents Over the Past Year

Melissa Riccobono, Blind Parents Initiative Coordinator, National Federation of the Blind

 

7:50- Resources for Blind Parents Facing Custody Challenges

Valerie Yingling, Legal Program Coordinator, National Federation of the Blind

 

8:00- Bookshare: A Resource for Blind Parents

Bookshare Staff

 

8:10- The Importance of Good Blindness Skills as Blind Parents

Terri Rupp, President, National Federation of the Blind of Nevada

 

8:20- Local Blind Parent Support Initiatives in Colorado, Florida, and New York

Blind Parent Leaders from Colorado, Florida, and New York

 

8:40- Connecting With Other Parents in Your Local Community: An Interactive Discussion

Stacy Cervenka, Chair

 

9:00- Techniques For Traveling Confidently With Infants, Toddlers, and Young Children

Gregory DeWall, Training Center Supervisor, Nebraska Commission for the Blind

 

9:10- Exhibitions, Demonstrations, and Discussions

 

Group A: 

Bring your favorite baby gear to show and demonstrate to other blind parents. Check out baby carriers, strollers, car seats, and booster seats that other blind parents have found practical and useful.

Stacy Cervenka, Chair

 

Group B:

Discuss topics of interest to blind parents with children in elementary school.

Melissa Riccobono, Blind Parents Initiative Coordinator, National Federation of the Blind

 

Group C:

Discuss topics of interest to blind parents with children in high school, college, and beyond.

Deborah Kent Stein, First Vice-President, National Federation of the Blind of Illinois