[Nfbc-info] Call for Help, legal cases about blind parenting in divorce

[David Andrews]

I am forwarding this to several lists,  where it might get a good 
response -- including California lists, and the Blind Law list.

At 08:06 PM 5/4/2009, Deborah Kent Stein wrote:


>Diane Starin from the NFB of California is trying to help a blind 
>mother who is in a custody battle as part of a divorce case.  The 
>woman's husband is claiming that she can't parent their child 
>because she is blind.  Diane needs to gather information about any 
>previous legal cases, especially in California, where blindness has 
>been an issue in a custody battle.  If you have been personally 
>involved in such a case, or if you can direct Diane to anyone who 
>may be of assistance, please write to her off list at 
>dstarin at societyfortheblind.org
>
>Thank you very much.  These cases are terribly painful whenever they 
>occur, and we really need to support one another!
>
>Debbie