[Blind-rollers] an accomplishment today

[Penny Stevenson]

That's huge! Congrats!
>From Penny

> On 2 Dec 2015, at 8:52 AM, Cliff & Leanne Cherry via Blind-rollers <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Wow!  I'm not in the crowd that would think that was no big feat!  I think
> that is a huge accomplishment, and you should be very proud!  If you don't
> mind me asking, are you totally blind?  Even if youi're not, that still is
> huuge!  Keep up the good work!!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blind-rollers [mailto:blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Charlotte via Blind-rollers
> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:58 PM
> To: Blind wheelchair users list <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Charlotte <sirius_black at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Blind-rollers] an accomplishment today
> 
> Hello all. This may not sound like much to those of you who are pretty 
> good travellers. I'm fairly proficient with my power chair indoors and 
> good outside following voice directions. But I've never ventured out 
> outside on my own. A few weeks ago when we took some of our animals to 
> the vet, my partner showed me the route to Target which is only next 
> door. It was very simple. So today I took the last fur critter in and 
> once I dropped her at the vet, I made my way, by myself, outside, to 
> Target. Once in Target, I listened and used my fairly good indoor travel 
> skills to listen for and find the Starbucks. I then navigated the line 
> and found a table with a bit of voice direction from the cashier. After 
> I finished at Starbucks, I got shopping assistance and navigated the 
> store with voice direction and then went back outside and back to the 
> vet's office without a hitch. Feeling pretty proud of myself considering 
> I've only had the chair 18 months and no real professional training.
> Charlotte
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