Jean Fultz

I am a  very happy mother of three adult children and five grandchildren, one of whom is blind!   As a result of being gifted with this incredibly different infant, and seeking knowledge and understanding of how to be her best helper and sidekick, I searched the internet for help.

From our very small village, in Northern NY, her mother and I found not a single doctor or organization who had any idea what we needed. 

After digesting all I could find about her condition, ONH, I realized we needed More.  How to......everything!

Finally, I found the NFB.  Quickly, the NOPBC emerged from that find as the shining beacon of enlightenment I had been seeking!  

Since then, our little gal has grown to a healthy, happy, successful 9+ year old, and much of that success has grown firmly on the foundation of the NOPBC, and the NFB.  

We attended our first National Federation of the Blind convention and NFB conference in 2016.  It was the most transformative event of Our relationship with all things blindness related.  To say that magic happens, and it’s source- for blind kids is the NFB /NOPBC annual week-long event is nearly enough to express how we experienced it!  We met dozens of people, including the Board of the NOPBC, of which I am now a very humble member.  

That first conference-I asked to be “part of the solution “ - and was directed to the venerable Carol Castellano, then and now a Board Member.  Attending her Parent Leadership Program, and soaking in all of the experiences and sessions of learning has changed my life.  

I could not be more happy than to be a member of the Board of the NOPBC, the beginning of my dream to be part of the solution.  To work with, and learn from, and grow this great community with my fellow Board members is an honor and privilege. 

Moreover, to be a member of the NFB /NOPE family and to have my Gal grow up in the Federation is a gift for life . 

We each strive to increase, enhance, and give shape, structure, and momentum to our individual and group strengths and creativity in order to continue to grow the NOPBC into the number one place to be for all people who are Parents of Blind Children.