[blindkid] (no subject)

Brandy W ballstobooks at gmail.com
Thu Aug 16 02:15:27 UTC 2012 

I believe there are a few family camps, but honestly it wouldn't be the
same. Every kid goes away for sleep away camp at some point, and although it
is hard it really is a great growing experience. It would be best if you
could find 1 good friend and they could both go to a camp together or
something like that. You may be able to find a day camp, but it may involve
you both traveling for a week.



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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 10:08 PM
To: Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
Subject: Re: [blindkid] (no subject)

Are there camps or retreats that are for parent as well? My brat won't be ok
leaving me for more then a day. I wouldn't want her to go and feel like I
left her or have her shut down since she's out of her element.
On Aug 15, 2012 7:05 PM, "Sally Thomas" <seacknit at gmail.com> wrote:

> Since blindness is such a low incidence disability, finding other 
> blind kids close by is tough in most places.  Finding blind kids that 
> your daughter "clicks" with is even tougher.  What worked best for us 
> was traveling to conferences and sending our son to camp/Buddy 
> Program.  At these places he met lots of blind kids.  He saw that some 
> of them had good training and were independent and he learned what it 
> means to not have good blindness skills but the best part has been 
> that he was able to choose among various kids the ones that he 
> "clicked" with.  It certainly is time consuming and expensive but it 
> worked best for us.  Now that he has a network of blind friends, he is 
> able to keep up with them on Skype, Facebook, etc.
>
> Sally Thomas
>
> On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Julie Yanez <jyanez112 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Up until now, my focus has been on her and pushing her so she never 
> > felt behind. Thankfully she is a proud young lady. But along the way 
> > I didn't realize she was isolated from other blind children because 
> > of my want for her to feel "normal". She's no stranger to "being 
> > different". Her best friend is a heart transplant recipient and has 
> > several medical needs. The two vent to one another about "how much Dr
appointments suck":).
> > But now that she's pre-teen, I'm lost. As a parent I'm lost. It's
> difficult
> > to explain the changes in her body and understand what I'm gonna 
> > have to
> do
> > when "that time of mother nature" comes. I would love to be able to 
> > talk
> to
> > other moms and see what worked, what didn't ect. And let my daughter 
> > hear it from another blind woman of what she had to do to prepare. 
> > That
> absolute
> > last thing I ever want to do is enable her.
> > So for me, its baby steps. Find other parents. Expose her to others 
> > kids like her and just hope its beneficial. I've never treated her
impaired.
> So
> > as a result to that, she's very independent.
> > I thank you all for the amazing advise. I've sent out emails, made 
> > calls and now I guess I just wait. Every group seems to be a link to 
> > this, link to that, follow this, register here. And yada yada. Very 
> > few actually person contacts.
> > On Aug 15, 2012 6:25 PM, "Heather Field" <missheather at comcast.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > > 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<
> > 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
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > "To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is
> spelled
> > >> out
> > >> > is
> > >> > > a spark."
> > >> > > - Victor Hugo
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Brandy Wojcik  Discovery Toys Educational Consultant and Team
> leader
> > >> > > (512) 689-5045
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> > >> > > Follow me on Face Book at
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> > >> > >
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> <
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> > >> > >
> > >> > > Looking forward to helping you with your educational toy needs!
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > -----Original Message-----
> > >> > > From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces@**
> > >> nfbnet.org <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><
> > >> > > > http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/**listinfo/nfbc-info_nfbnet.o
> > >> > > > rg<
> > 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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