[blindkid] (no subject)

Julie Yanez jyanez112 at gmail.com
Thu Aug 16 05:25:11 UTC 2012


Thank you Susie. I know I won't be getting replies right away. Everything
seems to be just one link away to one more site to one more person. I guess
I'm forced to expand my search to 2 counties away at least.
On Aug 15, 2012 10:18 PM, "Susie" <scooper1218 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi!
> I would suggest Junior Blind of America in Culver City.  Their website is
> www.juniorblind.org.  I live in Santa Clarita (by Magic Mountain) and we
> have been very happy with all the services & resources they offer.  My son
> is going on 12 yrs of age & he has been attending their events since he was
> 5 yrs old. Every year they have Junior Blind Olympics, around 300 Blind or
> visually impaired children of all ages compete in a variety of events like
> running, rowing, archery, wall climbing & many more.  This is one of my
> sons highlights of the year and it's usually on April/May of every year.
>  Junior Blind also has a camp and that Camp Bloomfield in Malibu.  They
> have several camps where you could send them on their own or you could do
> family camp.
> I could go on and on of all the great things but I will say that they do
> get back to you quickly.  If you like you can email me at
> scooper1218 at gmail.com & I'll pass on the other services that I have
> located.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 15, 2012, at 8:58 PM, Holly Miller <hollym12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > My son (11) went to the Louisiana Buddy program.  It was his first time
> away from home other than sleepovers at a friend.  He was DREADFULLY
> homesick the first few days.  So much so that I was seriously doubting my
> decision to send him.  I took a deep breath, resisted my urge to be a
> helicopter mom and told him it was ok to talk to one of the counsellors
> about how he was feeling (instead of me calling them). He did and you know
> what? The next day he told me it helped a little.  I told him I was proud
> of him for handling it himself.
> >
> > He started feeling much better over the next couple of days and by the
> end of he first week he hit his stride & was having a great time.  When it
> was time to come home, he was asking me if he'd be able to go again next
> year.  Two weeks later he's still talking about when, not if, he goes next
> year.
> >
> > With that said, there are other programs and events that you can do.
> > The California state convention is in October
> > http://sixdots.org/2012/08/2012-nfbc-state-convention-pre-registration/
> > That's a great place to meet other parents and for your daughter to see
> successful blind adults and children.
> >
> > Please be a little patient if people can't get back to you right away or
> are handling things through email.  Al,ost everyone in the organization are
> volunteers.  Parents have their plates full with back to school craziness.
>  I know it's frustrating when you feel like you need to do something right
> away but take a breath, you will meet people that are worth the wait.
> >
> > Holly
> >
> >
> >
> > On Aug 15, 2012, at 10:08 PM, Julie Yanez <jyanez112 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> 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
> >>>>>>>> www.playtoachieve.com
> >>>>>>>> Follow me on Face Book at
> >>>>>>>> http://www.facebook.com/**PlayToAchieve.DiscoveryToys<
> >>>> http://www.facebook.com/PlayToAchieve.DiscoveryToys>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Read my new blog at www.playtoachieveballstobooks.**wordpress.com
> >>> <
> >>>> http://www.playtoachieveballstobooks.wordpress.com>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 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.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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