The other blind kids that is. Where are the other Zelda's? The other smart, saucy 2 year olds that are each day learning to live in a seeing world, starting to learn Braille, learning to look towards a camera and smile when they don't even know what a photo is...
On Saturday, we went to a "Blind Santa" party - at least that's what I called it. It's an annual fête thrown by the Division of Blind Services for kids with visual impairments and their families. Santa was there along with an elf with big ears. The entire family went and the twins seemed to have fun BUT I didn't really see any other blind kids - at least not ones like Zelda. There were several CP children with multiple disabilities, lots of babies held tightly in their mothers' arms - but where were the white canes? Where were the pre-schoolers and their parents that I could meet and ask for advice and share stories and milestones? I know you're out there, I just know you are. There are other Zelda's...now, how do I find them?
On an ironic note: our neighborhood is being overtaken by solicitations for charities - many of whom don't exist. My favorite was this rather ill-kept guy who came into my shop the other day and handed us a piece of paper (real documentation!) with a website and all, asking for money to send the 5000 blind children of Austin to a holiday party at a shopping mall. Hmmm...5000 blind kids right here in Austin. You see, I knew they were out there somewhere!
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