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

[Carly Mihalakis]

Good morning, X factor,

         You must be talking about Daniel Kish of southern 
California, and founder of Word Access for the Blind in that same area.
For me, echolocation fulfills a huge part of my relationship to an 
immediate environment in addition toe my cane, or stick as I like to 
call it. At 07:16 AM 1/3/2013, Hyde, David W. (ESC) wrote:
>This topic has drifted significantly. It comes down to how important 
>the perception of others is in your scheme of things. Dealing with 
>the original topic, I once saw Dan (whose last name I cannot 
>remember) at a conference, where he demonstrated and advocated echo 
>location. It worked for him. I realized that I used the same 
>technique, without the vocalizations when looking for a building, 
>the tap of the cane as the audible impulse. I decided that only in 
>the most absolute of desperation would I use clicking sounds as a 
>mobility aid. I could not see myself going into a meeting, job 
>interview, social situation or workplace audibalizing sounds to find 
>my way around. But, it works for him, and good on him.
>
>For the rest of the thread, we all find a level of comfort with 
>ourselves. I do not care if I run over a cup. If I do, I clean it 
>up. It doesn't ruin my day, nor do I think anything of it. I make 
>mistakes, as my wife is pleased to remind me, but she, having been 
>married to me for the last thirty-five years, chalks them up to my 
>own inattention or stupidity. I like the first one best. Unless it 
>is important what people think of what I do to deal with blindness, 
>I don't worry about it. I know we are judged by others and since 
>there aren't very many of us, judgments about one are generalized to 
>all. So, I do my best. That, after all, is all any of us can do.
>
>I'm happy to put up with your screw ups, and I hope you will put up 
>with mine. Most of them will have nothing to do with blindness.
>
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