[New-York-News] traveling with a visually impaired child

Tue Nov 26 14:09:13 UTC 2019

Hi all,

See below. If any of you are planning on a trip in the near future….

Here's a link to the presentation I did this week for LighthouseGuild on Traveling with a Blind or Visually Impaired Child.  It may be helpful to some families during this busy holiday season.

Best regards,

Judith

PS:  Our next LCA telesupport group will be on Decl. 4th.  Happy Thanksgiving to all!

-----Original Message-----
From: Sheila Adamo <sheila at buildingparentconnections.com>
To: Dr. Linda Gerra <GerraL at lighthouseguild.org>; Lilly Jackanin <liljack at nyc.rr.com>; Carmen Camacho <ccamach at advocatesinc.org>; Susan Barron <healthpsychsb at aol.com>; Judith Millman <Judithmillman at aol.com>; Daria Zawadzki <dariazawadzki at hotmail.com>
Sent: Tue, Nov 19, 2019 4:24 pm
Subject: Recording Available

Hello Everyone,

We had a great call yesterday.  I have attached the recording of the call for you to listen at your convenience.  We will be taking December off and starting up more calls in January.  I hope you all have a great holiday season.  Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

 <https://drive.google.com/a/buildingparentconnections.com/file/d/1lNXdjCLRLDOZRuakNY6n9AJ1qWZ1HFjX/view?usp=drive_web>  Tips for Travel (1).mp4Error! Filename not specified.

To families of children who are blind or have visual impairments, as well as other disabilities,  flying can be extremely anxiety provoking. We will discuss strategies that can make air travel easier for both parents and children.  We will discuss programs available through both the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) and individual airlines that are available to parents of children who are blind, visually impaired or have multiple disabilities. We will also include strategies that can be implemented for rail and bus travel as well as hotels.

BIO: Judith Millman has been working in the field of vision rehabilitation for most of her professional career — retiring from the Lighthouse Guild as the Vice President for the Hudson Valley after 30 years of service. Ms. Millman has been facilitating the CVI tele-support group — with well over 100 participants — since its inception about 14 years ago. She also facilitates the LCA tele-support group for parents of children with this rare genetic disease.In her spare time, she enjoys traveling with her husband (Portugal and Italy are favorite destinations), gardening, reading and visiting our 5 grandchildren — ages 2 through 15 and living in 4 different states.Ms. Millman is very proud to be a part of Lighthouse Guild’s services to parents and empowering them to be effective advocates for their children.

Sheila Adamo L.C.S.W., C.A.D.C

 <http://buildingparentconnections.com/> BuildingParentConnections.com

Providing support, education and guidance to parents of children with special needs.

(630) 254-5956

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