[Blindtlk] Echo Location as a Mobility Aid, World Access For The Blind?

[Judy Jones]

I think it's simply noticing the other person's body language.

Judy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at att.net>
To: <gwunder at earthlink.net>; "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 12:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Echo Location as a Mobility Aid,World Access For The 
Blind?


> Here's another thought.  I wish someone would come up with a good 
> explanation for this.  We all know it's true.  You know how you can feel 
> someone's eyes on you-and therefore-you know they're watching you and when 
> they're not?  It's something we all know is a fact:  and yet, nobody seems 
> to have bothered to try to work out just exactly what is actually going 
> on.  Is it the eyes of the watcher that  cause this?  Could it possibly be 
> the way in which a person's seeing eyes reflect off what they're f:  sort 
> of like radar so that what we feel is actually the way light bends or 
> bounces back off us?  I sort of have a notion that's what's going on. 
> When a sighted person looks at you, their eyes put out a kind of what you 
> might call light detection thingy:  maybe the retina and the way it causes 
> focus has something to do with this:  And, this causes the light around 
> the person being looked at to bend in to the shape of that person, I guess 
> maybe that's what makes the shadow.  Anyhow, the now bent light bounces 
> back to the seer's eyes and that is how they can see us.  The byproduct of 
> that focused light reflection is felt by us in the way that the light 
> refraction around us changes.  Well, anyhow, that's my notion:  And, it 
> seems to me that if somebody really worked out how this actually happens, 
> might we not   develop ways in which this finaminan could be useful?  and, 
> after all, who better to learn how to take advantage of and learn to use 
> it them the blind ourselves.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray
> Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user!
>
> On Dec 31, 2012, at 12:41 PM, "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> I know nothing about this organization, but I credit most of my ability 
>> to
>> get around to using echolocation and a cane.  It is a tremendous asset to
>> have.  There is an interesting book you might want to read called see 
>> what
>> I'm saying and it is available through the national library service.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of wogg le4
>> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 9:43 AM
>> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: blind-international-students-request at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Echo Location as a Mobility Aid, World Access For The
>> Blind?
>>
>> Hi all
>>
>> I have read some material on this online and wondered if people could 
>> give
>> me:
>>
>> 1. Information on this organization?
>> 2. Have you done this training? Was it effective? If so, how?
>> Especially interested in the views of adults.
>> 3. Practicalities, costs etc.
>>
>> I really would appreciate your views or if you yourself don't know
>> suggestions what other lists I could ask this on.
>> Thanks
>>
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