[Blindtlk] Asking Questions While En Rouse

[Michelle Medina]

Personal opinion here, but I think no matter how well you frame your
questions you may not get a right answer when asking sighted folks.
I only say this because I can go into the mall and ask them at the
information booth where Dunham's sporting goods store is and get:
"Over there, down the hall at the end."
Lol. Sighted people just don't have to pay attention the same way we
do, so whether it's telling you to turn right or left at the next
aisle or giving north/south/east/west directions to get to the
sporting goods store they just aren't that good at it.
Of course, there are exceptions, but generally my experiences have
been that way.
I know even when we're retracing our steps in the car from a
destination my Dad will say: "We drove north to get there so we have
to drive south to get back, right?"
Chelle

On 12/6/11, Kelby Carlson <kelbycarlson at gmail.com> wrote:
> I was reading the most recent Braille Monitor and came to the
> article "Have Cane, Can Travel" by Jennifer Dunnam.  I found the
> article to be quite excellent, but there was something I was
> wondering about.  I haven't had official NFB mobility training,
> though the training I have had is quite good.  What I would like
> to abbm is this.  I am a very verbal person and certainly not
> afraid to ask for help or ask for directions when and if I need
> them.  But I often run into the problem of my questions eliciting
> very non-specific anserers, and I think that's because my
> questions aren't specific enough either.  Can any of you offer
> tips on how to frame questions in the best way possible so as to
> elicit only the information I need?
>
> Also, I found the idea of using a print map or Google Earth in
> conjuction with a human reader to be a very interesting one, and
> may try it.  (I've not had a ton of luck with transcribed maps;
> but having things described to me by someone might very well work
> better.) Thoughts?
>
> Kelby S.  Carlson
>
> Vanderbilt University
>
>
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