[nfb-talk] An idea, to discuss, at 2012 convention

Joshua Lester jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
Tue Aug 30 11:31:15 UTC 2011


Thank you very much.
I live in Arkansas, so that should be the first one, we should fight for.
Blessings, Joshua

On 8/30/11, Michael Bullis <bullis.michael at gmail.com> wrote:
> Family law is determined by each State.  Maryland has a very strong law
> because we passed it after my parental rights case in 2008.  Misouri now has
> a pretty good law.  Most other States don't have any real protection.
> California recently passed a law with little effective language.
> I do agree that a resolution at National convention might be a good idea and
> will work with Sharon Maneki to develop one.  Then the real work will begin
> in a State by State battle because Congress simply has no power to legislate
> these issues on a national level.
> Mike Bullis
>
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> I haven't heard of them.
> I'm not a parent, but when I become one, I don't want the state taking
> my child away, because of my disability.
> I'm surprised, that disabled parents aren't protected, under the ADA.
> You'd think that they would be.
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 8/30/11, Karen Rose <rosekm at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Joshua:  Do you know about an organization called Through the Looking
> Glass?
>> It's an international organization doing research and providing services;
>> it's an organization of parents with disabilities of all types including
>> blindness.
>>
>> They're located in Berkeley, California.
>>
>> Karen
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Joshua Lester
>> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 10:17 PM
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>> Subject: [nfb-talk] An idea, to discuss, at 2012 convention
>>
>> Hi, it's Joshua Lester.
>> I plan to discuss this, at the convention, next year.
>> I'd like to see a "Parents with Disabilities Act," in the near future.
>> Disabled parents need to be protected, so that we don't have another
>> encedent, like what happened to those blind parents, in Missouri.
>> I know, that the lists aren't the place for resolutions, but I'd like
>> to have as much support, for this discussion, at next year's
>> convention.
>> Hopefully, we can get something done.
>> Thanks, Joshua
>>
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