[nfbwatlk] {Disarmed} FW: September PRISM: Putting the "grand" back in grand parenting after vision loss.

Thu Sep 3 19:59:51 UTC 2015

From: SightConnection [mailto:prism at sightconnection.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of SightConnection
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2015 12:02 PM
To: Nightingale, Noel
Subject: September PRISM: Putting the "grand" back in grand parenting after vision loss.

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Putting the "Grand" Back in Grandparenting After Vision Loss

Guest article by Debbie Worman, M.A. from The Hadley School for the Blind

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