[Blind-Rollers] A friend in need of a wheelchair who is told no because she is blind

[Karen Rose]

Becky, how did that work if you did not have a cited guide always present?

Karen Rose MFT/LPCC www.career-therapy.net

> On Feb 21, 2022, at 5:58 PM, Becky Frankeberger via Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Jane that was me. I don't need the walker full help. So, I could catch myself if a wheel went over the side of a curb. Use the cane to go ahead of you, like a roller tip or ball, if you need the extra time to stop and rebalance yourself.
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> The best way for me to walk pushing my walker and letting others guide me is when we walked side by side. They have one hand on the walker and I used one or two hands on the walker handles. They couldn't walk ahead of me or drag me. The walker would go all crazy and neither one of us would make progress. Thus, they walked my speed to keep the walker moving straight.
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> Becky 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jane Lansaw via Blind-Rollers
> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2022 5:14 PM
> To: Karen Rose <rosekm at earthlink.net>
> Cc: Jane Lansaw <lansaw at icloud.com>; Blind wheelchair users list <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Blind-Rollers] A friend in need of a wheelchair who is told no because she is blind
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> Sorry but right now my only reliable guidance system is the white came. Yes, you could totally use it with a wheelchair or scooter or walker.  I meant to answer somebody else’s post earlier about cane  and Walker. Yes, the Walker detect obstacles and will keep you safe but if you are putting all of your weight on the walker, You could hurt yourself on a curb or wheelchair ramp. People who can balance themselves and push the walker forward without putting all their weight on it will be fine without a cane. But most people who need a walker need it for balance. Sam people need a walker to put all of her weight on that walker to stay upright. In that event, you can’t use the walker to detect a drop off or a slant that doesn’t go the way you expect. That is what the cane  can do.
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> I’m still looking for good guidance systems.  I’ve had students in the past with disabilities in their hands that kept him from using a white cane properly. If I could find something to help them, I would be all over it.  I keep telling people that you have a rumba vacuum can clean the edge of a flight of stairs without going over, I don’t know why we can’t do that with a wheelchair.
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> Jane Lansaw NOMC
> Tulsa
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Feb 21, 2022, at 3:36 PM, Ka