[blindkid] (no subject)

Thu Aug 16 04:33:57 UTC 2012

Thank you all. This is all much much appreciated. I'd love to hear any tips
on making anything easier for her.
My email is jyanez112 at gmail.com
On Aug 15, 2012 7:16 PM, "Brandy W" <ballstobooks at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > Read my new blog at
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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<
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> > > >> >
> > > >> > > > >>
> > > >> > > > >> 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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