[blindkid] (no subject)

Thu Aug 16 01:24:34 UTC 2012

Hello Julie,
The most likely people to know about other blind children in your area are 
the teachers of blind students (tbs's). Have you tried asking them to pass 
your contact info on to other parents of same-age/grade blind children in 
your area? Sometimes they are willing to help parents connect in order for 
their blind children to have blind friends. If they aren't willing you may 
also try your Special Education Director in the school district. Sometimes 
they are willing to help.

I applaud you for trying to organise time with other blind children for your 
daughter. By and large sighted people hold to a deficit model of blindness. 
I.E. that blind children/people are "broken" sighted people because they 
have one less sense with which to interact with the world. It is a rare 
sighted school friend who truly pursues an active, equal and lively 
friendship with a blind child; it does happen but much less than we would 
hope.

Spending time with other blind children, and competent blind adults as well 
for that matter, can be highly beneficial in helping your daughter to reject 
the concept of herself as an incomplete, somehow less-able person because 
she's blind. As she meets and hears about blind people who  do all the 
normal life things that everyone does -- blind or sighted -- then it is 
empowering and encouraging for her.

If you have no luck with either of these suggestions please let us know on 
the list and we'll make some personal calls and see what we can do for you.

Warmest regards,
Heather field

-----Original Message----- 
From: Julie Yanez
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 7:08 PM
To: Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)
Subject: Re: [blindkid] (no subject)

A pen pal would be nice. But I would like for her to have come kind of
interaction or activity group. A break from braille and just enjoy being a
kiddo.
On Aug 15, 2012 4:59 PM, "Kayleigh Joiner" <kayleigh281 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Here is the link for the slate pals program:
> http://www.nfb.org/nopbc-slate-pals
>
> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Julie Yanez <jyanez112 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > We are in the inland empire area. Not far from Loma Linda Children's
> > Hospital. Most of the programs locally are for adult. Not many kids with
> > impairments close or semi-close. Everything I seem to find in LA based.
> > On Aug 15, 2012 3:34 PM, "Brandy W" <ballstobooks at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > There is actually a slate pals program for just that. You could
> probably
> > > get
> > > a couple of same aged kids to write her. Also is there a commission or
> > > parents of blind children in your area? Maybe a light house for the
> > blind?
> > > I
> > > ask because all of these organizations often have activities for blind
> > > children.
> > >
> > > Bran
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> out
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> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> > On
> > > Behalf Of Julie Yanez
> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 6:11 PM
> > > To: Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
> > > Subject: Re: [blindkid] (no subject)
> > >
> > > Darci,
> > > She's does. She's pretty fluent in braille, contracted and
> iuncontracted.
> > > That would be amazing. Nautica just entered 5th.
> > > On Aug 15, 2012 3:09 PM, "Darcirae Hooks" <draehooks at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Does she read Braille? Caiden is going into 4th grade and would 
> > > > write
> > > > letters in Braille.
> > > > Let me know.
> > > > Darci Hooks
> > > >
> > > > Sent from my iPhone
> > > >
> > > > On Aug 15, 2012, at 17:16, Julie Yanez <jyanez112 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I just found out about them a few days ago. But right now I seem 
> > > > > to
> > > > > be getting the run-a-round with emails and contacts. Everything I
> > > > > get back
> > > > is
> > > > > "check out this site...", "call this #...". And nothing is getting
> > > > > me anywhere or to anyone that is helpful. It's becoming very
> > > > > discouraging
> > > > and
> > > > > frustrating that its so hard to contact a human being and not an
> > > > > email or random # of someone that "will get back to me with more
> > > information".
> > > > > On Aug 15, 2012 2:08 PM, "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >>    You might want to join the nfb of California list, and ask
> there:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/**listinfo/nfbc-info_nfbnet.org<
> > > > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbc-info_nfbnet.org>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Dave
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> On 8/15/2012 2:28 PM, Julie Yanez wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >>> my daughter is in need of peers with visual implements. She's 10
> > > > >>> and
> > > > is in
> > > > >>> 5th grade. She was born premee and suffered ROP amongst other
> > issues.
> > > > We
> > > > >>> live in the inland empire area of so cal. She's never really
> > > > encountered
> > > > >>> anyone who is also blind. Does anyone know of any local or semi
> > > > >>> local groups?
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Thank you, Julie.
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