[blParent] Show regarding the blind woman who called about childcare jobs

[Sharon Payne]

Leslie that’s a great template. I only ask that you perhaps read with
letter by letter feature for words that may sound the same, website and
vision sight are spelled differently, but the computer doesn’t know that.
Also appalled and inaccurate are written as two words  instead of combined.
The letter loses some of its strength with grammar mistakes.
Thanks for listening and sharing your expertise.

On Mon, Sep 9, 2019 at 1:38 PM Leslie Hamric via BlParent <
blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:

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> >
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> > Hi all. Here is what I emailed to the breakfast club show directly
> regarding the episode where a blind woman  called in about childcare jobs.
> On the show, the woman got ridiculed and made fun of but I was so appalled
> by this that I decided to write this letter. Please feel free to use my
> letter as a template for yourselves to write letters whenever you encounter
> inappropriate blind parenting situations. Thanks.
> Leslie
> >  Begin forwarded message:
> >
> >> From: Leslie Hamric <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
> >> Date: September 9, 2019 at 9:46:00 AM CDT
> >> To: breakfastclubam at gmail.com
> >> Subject: Show regarding the blind woman who called about childcare jobs
> >>
> >> Hello. My name is Leslie and I am with the national Federation of the
> blind. I am bringing to your attention the episode that was posted a few
> days ago regarding a blind woman called asking about childcare jobs. I
> listen to everything, interactions between the host in the blind girl.
> Sadly, I was a palled. I thought the comments that the host was making,
> such as, I wouldn't let you watch my kids because you're blind, or, you
> can't do this because you're blind, or extremely offensive. Moreover, they
> are in accurate and it is obvious to me that this person is misinformed. I
> am the Blind Parents of a nine-year-old son. And when he was little,  I was
> able to watch him just fine with the use  up alternative techniques. These
> include: pinning  a bell on the back of the shirt, putting bells on the
> shoes, keeping a hand on the baby at all times when they're on the floor,
> using a play yard that I purchased from babies R us. When my son got older
> and he was able to talk, we developed a system where he was to do the
> following: come when I call him, answer me when I say his name, and never
> go to a different area of the park without telling me first. Whenever any
> of these rules were broken, fun was over and we had to go home because we
> were not being safe. If I said to my son, where are you? He was also to
> answer me. And again, if he did not, funds over. I did all the baby care
> myself: changing diapers, potty training, bottlefeeding, you name it. My
> husband is at work all day so who is the one that took him to doctors
> appointments? It was me. My son  now refers to braille as mommy's braille
> and to print as daddy's print. He is in fourth grade and is doing very
> well. I encourage you to go to
> >>
> >> nfb.org
> >>
> >> And read the publication called parenting without site. That
> publication will give you a wealth of information for the future. IfMy
> final word, please educate yourselves before ever making any kind of
> comments in the future regarding a blind person are people with
> disabilities at large. It is these kind of comments, unfortunately, that
> have resulted in Blind Parents losing custody cases, and resulting in
> attorneys, social workers, and medical professionals removing a kid from a
> blind parent because they are simply misinformed. I don't know it would've
> been better had you said, I don't know but I'll find out for you, rather
> than what actually happened. It would also be nice if you publicly
> apologized on the air to this blind person. I have encouraged her to reach
> out to the national Federation of the blind for further assistance. Thank
> you for giving me the opportunity to educate you today.  If I could be of
> any further assistance, please let me know.
> >>
> >> Sincerely:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Leslie Hamric
> >> Cello and Braille Music Teacher
> >> Board member of National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts
> Division
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Sharon Payne
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