National Federation of the Blind - Alabama Affiliate
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The National Organization of Parents of Blind Children Division has given many parents the courage to hold the same hopes and expectations for their blind children as they have for their sighted ones. Through our organization, blind children meet other youngsters who are blind and competent blind adults, who can serve as role models. The National Organization of Parents of Blind Children publishes a quarterly magazine, Future Reflections, which addresses the growth and development of healthy blind children. In Alabama, you may contact Daphne Johnson, Chairperson of the POBC of Alabama Committee.
IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM
The National Federation of the Blind of Alabama is honored to announce the award of a grant by the
Alabama Civil Justice Foundation to conduct a Weekend Parent's of Blind Children Workshop.
The Alabama legal community created created the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation as a charitable philanthropy,
committed to the belief that every person should have the opportunity to a safe environment in which to
live and work, a sense of well-being, a quality education, and the chance to work and earn a living.
The National Federation of the Blind is the nation's leader in programs for the blind. The Federation
has been teaching the basic principals to parents, students, and blind adults for over sixty years; that
it is respectable to be blind and that blind people can compete with their sighted peers.
The grant will sponsor fifteen families to attend the State Convention of the National Federation of the
Blind of Alabama where they will participate in the activities of the convention, attend specially designed
seminars to learn strategies for educational development, confidence building, and setting realistic
expectations.
The grant will pay each recipient for two nights lodging, conference registration, daycare (provided during
the sessions only), reception on Friday, Saturday lunch, Sunday breakfast. However the grant will not pay
for travel expenses.
Parents will have an opportunity to meet positive blind adult role models, learn about future adult issues
and services that their children will encounter because of their blindness, and learn strategies to attack
these problems. Classes will be conducted in: Technology, Braille, and Independent Travel.
The seminar and convention will be in Huntsville Alabama at the Huntsville Hilton Hotel March 15-17, 2002.
Who is eligible:
J. Michael Jones, President Legal residents of Alabama that are parents of children who are blind or visually impaired. Registration: To obtain a registration form, contact Mrs. Daphne Johnson, Chairperson Parents of Blind Children Committee at (256) 287-1056, by EMail or by downloading form through either of the links below.
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