<div><div><div><a href="mailto:Smturner.234@gmail.com">mailto:Smturner.234@gmail.com</a></div>I am sorry I didn\u2019t get a chance to attend your meeting Ivory. But I heard it was wonderful and I can\u2019t wait till you guys have something else and have another meeting. Congratulations you know I love you girl.</div></div><div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 1:42\u202fPM Ivory Love via Ohio-Talk <<a href="mailto:ohio-talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">ohio-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div><div>
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<p>Good Afternoon, Marianne,</p>
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<p>Thank you for sharing your experience and for the wonderful compliment. It is our mission to be of service to blind parents and caregivers, so hearing how these resources and services may assist a blind parent means our goal is being met.</p>
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<p>Nada and I thank you dearly and pray that you have a great week!</p>
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<p>Warm regards,</p>
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</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Ivory Thomas<br>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio<br>Board of Directors, Promotion and Publicity Committee<br>\U0001f4e7 <a href="mailto:ivory193@gmail.com" target="_blank">ivory193@gmail.com</a><br><br>"The one thing that's worse than being visually impaired is having sight with no VISION!"<br><br></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"></div></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 1:26\u202fPM marianne denning via Ohio-Talk <<a href="mailto:ohio-talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">ohio-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"></blockquote></div></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,serif">Good afternoon. All of my children were born during the winter and I have always tended to be depressed during the winter months and then add the baby blues on top of that and it was really hard. I am so happy that we are talking about this. Keep up the good work for all of the blind parents out there.<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p></div></div><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,serif"><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u> <u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;padding:3pt 0in 0in;border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Ohio-Talk <<a href="mailto:ohio-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" target="_blank">ohio-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On Behalf Of </b>Ivory Love via Ohio-Talk<br><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 12, 2025 1:19 PM<br><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To:</b> ohio-talk <<a href="mailto:ohio-talk@nfbnet.org" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" target="_blank">ohio-talk@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Cc:</b> Ivory Love <<a href="mailto:ivory193@gmail.com" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" target="_blank">ivory193@gmail.com</a>>; masquenadadouglas <<a href="mailto:masquenadadouglas@icloud.com" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" target="_blank">masquenadadouglas@icloud.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:santhiven@gmail.com" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" target="_blank">santhiven@gmail.com</a><br><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Subject:</b> [Ohio-Talk] November Updates and Resources \u2013 Blind Parents Group<u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Hello Families and Supporters,<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">I pray you are all doing well and staying warm during the colder weather we\u2019ve been having.<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">It was such a pleasure reconnecting with many of you in person during our Blind Parents Group meeting at the 79th Annual NFBO State Convention. We were honored to have our National Representative Pam Allen join us for this special gathering. One of the highlights was creating Proud Jars, which included:<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Glow sticks \u2013 symbolizing how our children light up our world.<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Logo pieces \u2013 representing how we build our children up.<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">3D printed hearts designed by Sydney Douglas, daughter of Masquenada Douglas, symbolizing love because without love, we cannot raise successful children.<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">These were just a few of the meaningful items included in our Proud Jars.<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif"> <u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Meeting Updates<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Please note:<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">We will not have a Zoom meeting this month due to our in-person gathering at the convention.<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">We will not meet in December in observance of the holidays.<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif"> <u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">We\u2019re excited to share a list of resources provided by our guest speaker, Mrs. Genevieve Hernandez, MS, LMHC, LPC, a licensed psychotherapist who presented on \u201cBalancing Parenting and Mental Health During the Winter\u201d on October 26, 2025.<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">You can also listen to Mrs. Hernandez\u2019s presentation via Simple Voice Box:<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif"> Phone Number: (641) 715-3900<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Extension: 217211# <u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Simple Voice Box Key Functions:<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Press 2 \u2013 rewind 30 seconds<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Press 3 \u2013 skip forward 30 seconds<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Press 8 \u2013 pause/resume<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Press 0 \u2013 skip to the end of the message<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif"> <u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">To our Pennsylvania family thank you for your continued support. You\u2019ll also find Pennsylvania-specific resources below, shared by Mrs. Hernandez.<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif"> <u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Resource List</span></b><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif"><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif"> <u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">National and Local Weather Information<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Stay informed with weather alerts, forecasts, and hurricane updates: The Weather Channel<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Find sunrise/sunset times and daylight hours by city: <a href="http://weather.com" style="font-family:Aptos,serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif;color:rgb(70,120,134)">weather.com</span></a><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif"> <u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Ohio Psychological Association<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Mental health resources and group information in Ohio: <a href="https://ohpsych.org/" style="font-family:Aptos,serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif;color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://ohpsych.org/</span></a><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif"> <u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Pennsylvania Psychological Association (PPA)<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Mental health resources and group information in Pennsylvania: <a href="https://www.papsy.org/" style="font-family:Aptos,serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif;color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://www.papsy.org/</span></a><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif"> <u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Seasonal Affective Disorder Treatment \u2013 Mayo Clinic<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Learn how to choose a light box for managing Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif"><a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder/in-depth/seasonal-affective-disorder-treatment/art-20048298" style="font-family:Aptos,serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif;color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder/in-depth/seasonal-affective-disorder-treatment/art-20048298</span></a><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif"> <u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">American Psychological Association (APA)<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Explore the latest psychology topics, research, and updates: <a href="https://www.apa.org/topics" style="font-family:Aptos,serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif;color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://www.apa.org/topics</span></a><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif"> <u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Resource shared by Pennsylvania Organization of Blind Parents <u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">The Salvation Army has an Angel Tree Program where they give Christmas gifts to kids. <u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif"><a href="https://saangeltree.org/" style="font-family:Aptos,serif" target="_blank">https://saangeltree.org/</a> <u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif"><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u> <u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to contact:<u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Chair: Masquenada Douglas \u2013 E: <a href="mailto:masquenadadouglas@icloud.com" style="font-family:Aptos,serif" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif;color:rgb(70,120,134)">masquenadadouglas@icloud.com</span></a></span><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family:Aptos,serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif"><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Aptos,serif"></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,serif">Co-Chair: Ivory Thomas \u2013 E: </span><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family:Aptos,serif"><a href="mailto:ivory193@gmail.com" style="font-family:Aptos,serif" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-CA" 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class="MsoNormal"><i>Board of Directors,</i><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><i> Promotion and Publicity Committee</i><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">\U0001f4e7</span> <a href="mailto:ivory193@gmail.com" target="_blank">ivory193@gmail.com</a><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">"The one thing that's worse than being visually impaired is having sight with no VISION!"</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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