hi, nice to know of some1 who has actually put this into practice. because for the longest time, i have been nurturing this desire/ dream, to adopt a blind girl at some point of time in the future, as i believe i'd understand her needs best, and know how to bring her up, in a near perfect environment that would maximally fascilitate her growth as a wonderful able human-being. of course this is more of a fantacy, but it stems from a genuine desire for a blind girl-child to really have all the rightful opportunities to bloom into an unparalleled personality. i sincerely hope that blind people looking to adopt, do realise this fact, that we'd really be able to understand and cator to the needs of blind children more than regular parents i think. and hence it would be nice to have an open mind in at least considering adopting blind children. of course its easier said then done, especially since a lot of parents might expect their children to take care of them once they grow up. but this actually does require some serious consideration. thanx for the post.
On 9/28/13, avinash shahi <[email protected]> wrote: > Many may have read this true story in the past but who didn't, can read > now. > Do you know any couple in India like this one discussed in the piece? > Do inform, please. > http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-05-11/news/ct-met-blind-adopting-blind-20110511_1_cta-bus-rupa-lessons > Love is blind inside the two-story brick house on Mulligan Avenue. And > that is why the microwave buttons are marked with Braille. The clocks > in the home all announce the time. And at 7:15 a.m., everyone is > listening carefully for the school bus. > > Ten-year-old Rupa is the first to hear it. "Oh, the bus is here!" she > calls. Her mother rushes to the front window, listening for > confirmation before calling out: "That's it!" > > Rupa grabs her white cane. Six-year-old Aihua reaches down and, guided > by touch alone, pulls on a pair of rubber rain boots. Then Paula > Sprecher hustles them outside. With each step of this hectic > school-day morning, the 49-year-old mother of two helps her daughters > find their way in a world that neither she nor they can see. > > Sprecher and her husband, Alan, have been legally blind since birth. > And though Alan had some doubts about fatherhood — would they have > enough to offer a child? — the couple took a leap of faith in 2008 and > adopted Rupa from India. In January, they brought home Aihua from > China. > > Both girls are blind, too — Rupa can detect some light, while Aihua > has no vision at all. And that is fine with the Sprechers, who > describe each of their daughters as "a gift." > > "My husband and I, we grew up without sight," Paula explains. "This is > so normal to us. We knew there were children out there who were > probably given up (because they were blind), and we wanted to provide > a home for someone like us, for someone we thought we could help." > > Helping the girls, the Sprechers know, means pushing them into the > world. And so they teach their daughters how to ride the CTA bus > (listen carefully for each stop, they say), how to identify coins by > their size and weight ("This is a dime!" says Aihua, correctly), how > to sort the laundry (pin your socks together before you put them in > the wash). > > The Sprechers have come to realize that, in the long arc of life, > success rests on a foundation of a thousand little lessons. And so, > day by day, inside the cozy house with the blue shutters, lessons > about dimes and socks become lessons about confidence and > independence. Though she is still learning English, Aihua declares > with perfect pronunciation: "I can do it!" It's a phrase that makes > her parents smile. > > "They're going to be functioning in the world someday," says Paula. > "We try to teach the kids a routine and let go a little more and > more." > > Canes, cues > > Letting go isn't always so easy. > > At Farnsworth Elementary School, both girls are mainstreamed in > regular classes and receive help from a classroom aide and instruction > in Braille. Sprecher is a teacher who works with the blind at the > school, and so she is never far away. > > But on a recent morning, when she popped her head into the music room > to check on Aihua, she couldn't see that that her daughter — who has > only been in school for three months and, because of the language > barrier, can't understand much of what's happening around her — was in > the back of the classroom, looking a little scared and hiding her face > between her knees > > > -- > Avinash Shahi > M.Phil Research Scholar > Centre for The Study of Law and Governance > Jawaharlal Nehru University > New Delhi India > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. 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