[nabs-l] perseptions of future parents

[Rob Blachowicz]

My point in bringing this up is to ask how do we educate and be ambassadors 
for the blind on this issue.


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From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 8:46 PM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] perseptions of future parents

> I think you're preaching to the choir.  No one would ever claim blind 
> people
> cannot properly care for children.  In my opinion, where certain 
> techniques
> fall short, nature firmly takes over.
>
> Joe
>
> "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
> some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rob Blachowicz
> Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 5:38 PM
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nabs-l] perseptions of future parents
>
> I know we've been discussing the perseptions of sighted people.
> I have noticed a lot of people have the same sort of
> perseptions that Blind people can not properly take care of a
> new born child on their own including the past case we helped
> fight.  I've talked to some sighted people on this case and they said
> "Blind parents could not see to properly nurse or support a
> child's head and will hurt or break the baby's bones".
> This is the kind of ignarence we fight every day and it fuels
> me how many people actually believe this.  I'd like to hear
> others comments.
> Rob Blachowicz
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