[Blindtlk] Fwd: Blindness Research

[David Andrews]

>I have been asked to circulate this.  I hope he 
>doesn't think that the only way blind persons 
>travel is with a sighted companion.


Dave



>Hello All,
>
>I hope you are all having a wonderful new year. 
>I am researching blind and visually impaired 
>tourism for my dissertation research and was 
>wondering if anyone here would be willing to 
>share some of their experiences. I have been 
>involved in the blind community for over 15 
>years as my mother-in-law is blind and I have 
>been her primary traveling companion, which is 
>why I became involved in this research.
>
>I will be asking participants to journal about 
>their travel experiences and am looking for 
>anyone who is willing to share their past 
>experiences (a memoir style journal) or a 
>present experience (an active journal of a trip 
>you are currently on or about to take).
>
>If you are willing to participate I can give you 
>more details in private correspondence.
>
>My research is about giving voice to others and 
>making the world aware of another way of seeing. 
>I cannot do this without the help and 
>participation of you so I really hope that I can 
>get some ideas and involvement from others.
>
>Thank you,
>Dusty Waltner
>
>"All the adversity I've had in my life, all my 
>troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... 
>You may not realize it when it happens, but a 
>kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you." ­ Walt Disney
>
>Dusty Leigh Waltner
>dwaltn1 at tigers.lsu.edu
>Louisiana State University
>Graduate Teaching Assistant
>Department of Geography and Anthropology
>227 Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex
>Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803