[nabs-l] perseptions of future parents

Mon Aug 30 04:22:46 UTC 2010

George: I wholeheartedly agree laws need to be put into effect in every 
state and on a national level to protect the rights of blind parents. I'm a 
parent of a toddler and have faced some negative attitudes about being a 
blind parent, but in most cases when I explain to a sighted person the 
alternative techniques I use the lines of communication are open.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jorge Paez" <jorgeapaez at mac.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 11:48 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] perseptions of future parents


> To be honest, I'm probably the youngest member of the list, so I haven't 
> come across such ignorance, but I'm shocked at how much of this still 
> exists today.
> I think the only way to dismiss these myths is the way we've always dealt 
> with issues like this, to keep showing people threw blind roll models, and 
> when needed, to fight it out in the court system.
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> I really don't see another way.
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> Jorge
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> Thanks.
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> Jorge Paez
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> On Aug 29, 2010, at 7:04 PM, Beth wrote:
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>> I always thought i could be a parent, and some people have said I
>> should marry a sighted man just so I wouldn't have these problems.
>> But my current significant other is blind, and if we married and had
>> kids, I don't see why we would have problems in the first place.
>> First-time mothers should know that ALL first-time mothers go through
>> nursing things.  My aunt had nine kids, or she has a ninth child on
>> the way, and she had her eighth child premature.  He had a few nursing
>> difficulties, but it wasn't my aunt's fault.  She is sighted, luckily,
>> but if it were I having had nine kids, ... well, I wouldn't have that
>> many kids because it's just too many to put on a bus or lite rail.  My
>> friend Blake said I should control the number and spacing of kids, but
>> that's a whole different subject right there.  There is a blind
>> parents division listserv for those interested btw.
>> Beth
>>
>> On 8/29/10, Rob Blachowicz <rob_blach at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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
>>> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> 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-----
>>>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>> [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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