[NFBofSC] FW: Imagineering Our Future: Low Expectations Hurt

Wed Jun 14 13:24:53 UTC 2023

From: Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind
<IOF at nfb.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2023 9:14 AM
To: Frank Loza <floza58 at bellsouth.net>
Subject: Imagineering Our Future: Low Expectations Hurt

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IMAGINEERING OUR FUTURE

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President's Letter

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Our commitment is to make our movement welcoming and inclusive of all blind
people regardless of their intersecting characteristics. I urge all of us to
recommit to creating safe spaces for everyone within our community.
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Parenting Blind

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"It hurts that she did not trust me to care for her child when she could
easily see that my son was happy and healthy."
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expectations for blind parents harm families.

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