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

[Karen Rose]

Generally I do not have anyone to walk next to me. :-) There’s me and there is me :-)

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

> On Feb 21, 2022, at 6:10 PM, Jane Lansaw via Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Sounds like a good strategy. As long as you’re not putting any weight on your walker when you push it forward, you will be able to pull back in time from anything weird.  As for being guided, looks like you have that nail down too. Another strategy is asking for verbal instructions from the person walking next to you.  I would only do that though if their hand on your walker was any kind of hindrance. If they have that part nailed down to, don’t worry about it.  The important thing is you get what you need, you get it in time and you feel safe without having to stop going.  For those of us from the NOMC persuasion, really the only unacceptable answer is to sit home and do nothing.  Sound like good strategies to me, keep rolling.
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>> On Feb 21, 2022, at 7:58 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
>> 
>> 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 wh