[Ohio-talk] People with disabilities have the right to parent their children without interference.

Sat May 4 02:20:05 UTC 2019

Ohio, you can see that this problem that blind people have is not isolated.
We must get our parental rights bill in to law this year.
	People with disabilities have the right to parent their children
without interference.
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Her baby was taken from her 
because of her disability. DRO filed a brief in support of her right to
parent.   

Jenna, an independent woman with an intellectual disability, was excited
about being a new mother following the birth of her baby daughter. However,
while still in the hospital recovering from the delivery, child protective
services removed the baby from Jenna's custody and placed her with a foster
family. Jenna got only short, supervised visits with her because the child
protection system deemed her incapable of parenting due to her disability.
After more than a year of delays in the court system and without any
evidence or accusations of maltreatment, the magistrate decided that CPS
should maintain custody of Jenna's daughter. Jenna's Services and Supports
Administrator reached out to DRO for help.

DRO recognized the tremendous stakes involved when the government infringes
on a fundamental civil right -- the right to parent your own child without
interference. Working with Jenna's court-appointed attorney, DRO drafted an
amicus brief to inform the court of the unique issues involved when a parent
has a disability. The DRO brief documents the implicit bias and unfair
treatment parents with disabilities face once they are involved in child
protection systems. It also reminds the court that federal
anti-discrimination laws, such as Section 504 and the ADA, say that child
welfare proceedings and services cannot discriminate against parents based
on their disability.

As Jenna continues to fight to get her daughter back, DRO will support her
fundamental right to parent her child and fight to dispel the false
assumptions against parents with disabilities.

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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

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