[blindkid] Introduction from a new list member

[Lucy Sirianni]

Hi Rita,

   It's great to meet you and to hear that you're encouraging 
your son to be so active and independent.  When I was his age, my 
parents did use a cart for biking in areas with traffic (it was 
made by Burley, I believe, though since this was over 20 years 
ago, I'm sure there are more options these days); when I was 
older, we used something called an AlleyCat Shadow (a tandem-like 
attachment that allowed me to ride behind another biker and pedal 
while the other person steered) and later, a regular tandem bike.  
I also remember riding a tricycle at your son's age and later 
learning to ride a bike on my own, in a safe/open area and/or 
with a sighted person giving directions.  I'm sure others will be 
able to offer additional suggestions, but all of these approaches 
worked well for me.

Hope this helps, and don't hesitate to be in touch if you have 
any further questions!

Lucy

----- Original Message -----
From: Rita Barrett <atirjoybear at yahoo.com
To: " \(for parents of blind children\)Blind Kid Mailing 
List"<blindkid at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 10:39:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Introduction from a new list member

Welcome Lucy,
 
So happy to have someone just wanting to be asked a question!  My 
husband and I are raising our son Paul, he also has LCA with 
some very limited vision, &  who will be three in august.  He was 
attempting to ride a tricycle for the first time over the weekend 
and we would like to make riding bikes a frequent family outing.  
Would you recommend a pull behind cart for riding on the roads?  
We may be able to borrow one to try before we commit.  We live in 
a very small community that is very bike friendly 
although the traffic can get bad this time of year. Paul is 
fiercely independent and will hop out of his wagon in motion so 
he can push it his self, and was more interested in pushing the 
trike over the weekend then he was in attempting to learn how to 
power it with his feet using the pedals.  Any pointers or advice 
will be much appreciated :-)
 
Rita Bloxom

--- On Sat, 6/1/13, Lucy Sirianni <lucysirianni at earthlink.net> 
wrote:


From: Lucy Sirianni <lucysirianni at earthlink.net
Subject: [blindkid] Introduction from a new list member
To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013, 6:33 PM


Hi all,

  I'm Lucy Sirianni, a new member of this group.  A few of you 
may recognize my name from other listservs, but for those who 
don't know me, let me briefly introduce myself.  I'm a doctoral 
student who has been totally blind since birth due to Leber's 
Congenital Amaurosis.  After growing up in Minnesota, where I 
homeschooled along with my three younger (sighted) siblings, I 
did my undergraduate work at Johns Hopkins, majoring in English, 
and I'm now working toward my Ph.D.  in English at Berkeley, 
preparing to become a literature professor once I've finished the 
program.  I'm always happy to be a resource for parents raising 
blind children and will be glad to do my best to answer any 
questions any of you may have, either on the list or privately.

  I'm glad to be here and look forward to future discussions!

Best,

Lucy

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