What does it look like to parent boldly when sight fades but purpose sharpens? We sit down with Jennifer, a blind mom of three and former RN, to trace the real steps—messy, methodical, and joyful—that turn fear into a family rhythm. From leaving a decade-long nursing career to mastering vision rehab, she shares how cooking by touch, organizing a kid-safe home, and using assistive technology can rebuild independence without diluting warmth or play.

We dig into the moment pregnancy and postpartum hormones accelerated her vision loss and how she chose to keep growing her family anyway. That choice wasn’t denial—it was informed by examples of thriving blind parents and a toolkit of resources: orientation and mobility training, screen readers and voice control, OCR and navigation apps, and the collective wisdom of groups like the Blind Parent Alliance, the National Federation of the Blind, and local Commissions for the Blind. We talk transportation, park safety, labeling systems, and the tiny routines that make big challenges manageable.

There’s a deeper cultural layer here too. Jennifer speaks honestly about faith, secrecy, and the pressure to stay quiet in Black communities. Her stance is both/and: hold hope and build a plan. Partners may accept at different speeds; kids learn empathy by living access every day. Through humor and candor—“I can’t drive, but I can do almost everything else”—she flips the script on disability, replacing pity with skills and agency. If you or someone you love is navigating blindness, you’ll leave with practical starting points and a renewed sense that motherhood can thrive outside the margins others draw.

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