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

Sat May 4 02:52:47 UTC 2019

We are going to get it passed this year Mr. President.

Eric

> On May 3, 2019, at 10:20 PM, Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> 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
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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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> Richard Payne,  President
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
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> 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
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