[NFBNJ] Fwd: August Community Connection Call

[Linda Melendez]

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From: Gaston, Pamela <Pamela.Gaston at dhs.nj.gov>
Date: Fri, Aug 5, 2022 at 1:08 PM
Subject: August Community Connection Call


*The Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired invites you to call-in
to our *

*August 2022 Commission Community Connection Conference Call *

*You Are Not Alone: Parenting While Blind   *

*The CBVI Community Connection Human Library Opens *

*Wednesday, August 17, 2022 *

*10:30 a.m. to 12 Noon *

*Call in number: 1-888-808-6929 / Access Code: 4095066# *

*Relay Captioning Link for individuals who are Deaf or Hearing Impaired: *
(At the start time of the event, please login by clicking on the link below)

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*Hosted by: Krystle Allen, CBVI Community Outreach Specialist *

Just as with most sighted people, the majority of people who are blind will
eventually have children. There are blind parents who are married to other
blind people, married to sighted people, single, divorced, foster parents,
adoptive parents, and blind parents with additional disabilities. However,
blind parents are often confronted by the negative attitudes and
misconceptions from society about their ability to competently raise their
own children.

This month’s panelists will share their experiences as parents, who happen
to be blind and because it’s that time of year, they will also touch on
preparing for school with their children and all that involves.

Call in to hear which of our panelists: is parenting twins; experienced
post-partum depression;  is an attorney; teaches independent living skills;
founded an organization to fight the prejudices and stereotypes that
confront parents with disabilities; teaches childcare skills to other blind
parents; has a daughter who will soon start high school; and coordinates a
support group for parents who are blind, deafblind and visually impaired.



*Guest Panelists: (In alphabetic order) *



*Wanda Blann *

*Laurel King *

*Charles “Pat” McKenna *

*Songwon Oh-Lorenzo *

*Mary Rose *

*Lissette St. Genis *

*Dawn Whitfield  *



*CALL IN: 1-888-808-6929 / ACCESS CODE: 4095066# *



If you have any questions, or would like to suggest topics for future
Commission Community Connection Calls, please don’t hesitate to email:
Krystle.Allen at dhs.nj.gov  or call: 973-648-4497.




*Pamela L. Gaston*
Executive Assistant 2
NJCBVI
973-900-2564
*"We are powerful, because we have survived." - Audre Lorde *




*Image NJCBVI Logo: Dark blue Braille cells that depict NJCBVI, with a gray
hand hovering over the letter "N" with the finger pointed to read; to the
right and directly under the Braille cells is NJCBVI in large, bold, blue
block letters under which in all caps is New Jersey Commission for the
Blind and Visually Impaired in gray letters.*

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Warmly,
Linda Melendez, President
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
732-421-7063
president at nfbnj.org
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