[Ohio-talk] Seeking Possible legal/advocacy help for a blind parent in the Youngstown Area

[Wes Derby]

Will do. Eric has reached out as well, and i’ve given him her info as well. I’ll send you her number momentarily.


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> On Dec 3, 2018, at 5:28 PM, Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> West send me her contact information off line.
> 
> 
> Richard Payne,  President
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> 937-396-5573or 937/829/3368
> Rchpay7 at gmail.com
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
> blindness is not what holds you back
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Wes Derby via
> Ohio-Talk
> Sent: Monday, December 3, 2018 5:23 PM
> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Wes Derby <ufofanatic at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Ohio-talk] Seeking Possible legal/advocacy help for a blind parent
> in the Youngstown Area
> 
> Good Evening, All.
> 
> I've been out of touch for a while due to some craziness in life, and I do
> apologize. I hope everyone is well and having a wonderful holiday season.
> 
> I've been contacted by a close friend who is blind, but is not a member but
> may be interested in joining the Federation. She's being harassed by a
> social worker from Department of Children and Family Services, and from what
> she's explained, it would appear the harassment is based primarily on her
> being a totally blind parent.
> They are trying to take her child away from her and place her in foster
> care, and she's scared and not sure what to do. She called me, and asked if
> I'd reach out to our state affiliate on her behalf to see if we can find her
> some resources. She has had some medical issues which prevented her from
> keeping her home as clean as she'd like, but she's working on that now.
> Apparently, this all started because her housemate's mother called
> Children's Services on her out of spite. At least, that's how it was relayed
> to me.
> 
> I don't want to put all of her business out here, but if anyone knows where
> I might direct her and her Help Me Grow worker, it would be greatly
> appreciated. Feel free to contact me here, or by phone or text at
> 614-828-7602, and I'll be happy to provide her contact information and name
> upon request. She lives in Struthers, which is, from what she's described, a
> suburb of Youngstown.
> 
> Any help on this situation would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Wes Derby
> 
> 
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