[Blind-rollers] sighted guide?

[Holly Alonzo]

Who does the traqining for the family?  An O and M?

 
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-----Original Message-----
From: blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of AgapeDEW at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 12:25 PM
To: blind-rollers at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] sighted guide?


My hubby and son were taught to be guides.  They put their hand on the  
back of the chair..which has some give.  I can feel them pull back and
know  
something is in front of me they are stalling me for.  They also know
certain 
directions like...veer to the left a bit, then go straight...clear shot

ahead...bit of an incline....stairway ahead....ramp is to the left about
8  
feet....etc.  Both are very good at it...and don't leave me in a strange

place unless I have my guide cane out. They both know how to steer the
chair  
from the side too using the controllers.  But I am an independent
thing....so 
I like the guidecane and few commands but at times...there are  tricky 
areas..such as the one court house...we couldn't find the sidewalk ramp
to get 
across the street.  But many people are very glad to help you.   What
oftens 
happens is children will blurt out...Why you in that chair...what is
that 
you are carrying...so I get to be an educator on being differently
abled.  
I say...."My legs stopped working cuz I was hurt so the  wheelchair is
my 
"legs" now.  This chair gets me everywhere as fast as  your feet can
go." 
(then they want to race me lol) "and the cane is called a  guide
cane...it tells 
me when there is a curb or where there is a step my  wheelchair will not

go.  I use it to feel my way because I am blind...I  can't see so it
helps me 
get places."  Then they are no longer  scared.  I did several talks at
the 
elementary school and when I went to  football games for my high school
son, 
I heard little voices yelling..."Hi, Miss  Debbie.  Mommy, Miss Debbie
came 
to our school.  She is blind and uses  the wheelchair to speed on the 
street". LOL what a spin lol.   This  also helps the mystery behind my
illness of 
MS and parents talk to me when they  find out I volunteer at the school.
I 
was actually there, too, because  there is a blind student there and I
help 
him.  
Someone truly needs to train your family....my son had to be told not to
be 
 silly when guiding me because its serious if I would go down a
stairwell 
etc and  I am trusting him to help me.  Blindfolding him was how
mobility 
specialist  did this..and he got a real reality check on what I deal
with every 
day.   good luck.  
 
 
In a message dated 7/21/2009 6:05:12 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
mommaholly at gmail.com writes:

Hi  all.  Tired of my questions yet?  ;) lol.  Well, I am wondering  can
you do sighted guide while in a wheelchair?  Obviously the chair  can be
guided, because there are guide dog schools with dogs that do this,  but
how is it guided?  How does sighted guide work, if at all.   Thanks.


Holly Alonzo

www.hollyalonzo.com  <http://www.hollyalonzo.com/> 

Holly book cover  thumbnail
<http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz42/hollyalonzo/Hollybookcoverthumb
nail.jpg>  Never Giving Up Hope

You can get a copy of my book online  at
http://stores.lulu.com/hollyalonzo

If you would rather order a  book directly from me, you may send an
email to booksales at hollyalonzo.com and request a copy.  A payment
method can be arranged.  I will do whatever is best for you. 

I  have a print copy and an electronic copy.  The print copy is on
solid white paper with 14 point font, easier for low vision people to
read.  I also have accessible electronic copies for those using screen
readers.

Print copies are $13 and the electronic copy is $7.

All  profits from books sales will go toward funding for the Auditory
Brainstem  Implant.  Please support and buy a book if you  can.




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