[Blindtlk] Cool news during Christmas

[Chris Nusbaum]

What wonderful news! To those of us who have graduated from any of the LCB programs, such a story would be known as a "Bell ringer" for the "Freedom Bell" which rings in celebration of the achievement. Though we're not at LCB and I am congratulating you by email, please know that the Freedom Bell in my mind is ringing loudly for you!

What a wonderful feeling it is when such an accomplishment is achieved. It's also a great thing that we have this list with which we can, among other things, celebrate our achievements with each other. May 2015 bring with it new opportunities to hone your skills and new experiences of personal freedom. Keep up the great work!

Chris Nusbaum

> On Dec 27, 2014, at 1:14 PM, Tom Cramer via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello.
> 
> I wanted to write the list to let you know about something cool that
> happened Christmas eve!  It goes back to a conversation we had on the
> list a few weeks ago when I was asking about canes and independent
> mobility.
> 
> I needed to buy a final gift for a family member and Amazon told me
> they wouldn't deliver till after Christmas.  Since it was a CD I
> figured that some nearby stores would have it.  My parents were
> working and I didn't have much in the way of quick transportation and
> would have to take a taxi or something to get the CD, and the more
> stores I called the less luck I had.
> I finally got one store that had it but it was on a different side of
> town.  I figured I'd put my travel skills to use, and I called to find
> out what buses I'd need to get to that store.  Turns out that if I
> took onebus, it would turn into a different number at some point and
> literally take me a couple of blocks from where I needed to go.  Why
> not?  I needed to practice doing this anyway.
> 
> With cane in hand I found my way to the us stop and took the bus to
> where I needed to go.  I walked the way I was directed and did get
> slightly confused, but someone helped me out. He even made sure I
> crossed a pretty long street.  I continued asking people along the way
> when I needed clarification and found the music store.  I went in and
> they had the CD waiting for me.  I even got another one for me.
> 
> Before  I left I asked about how to get out of that weird parking lot,
> and following the directions they gave me I made my way back to the
> street and sidewalk and back to the bus.  I did worry a little bit
> because I thought I had missed the stop due to walking a long time and
> not exactly knowing where the stop was.  As I began to second guess
> myself, I found the gus shelter and asked a passer by if I was where I
> needed to be.  About ten minutes later the bus came.
> 
> I was home before the rest of my family came back from work.
> 
> When I told my family, they were surprised.  I'm on my way to being a
> better traveler!  I need to practice a lot and not just wait for o&m
> instructors to come every once in a while.
> My mom and sister are still apprehensive.
> That was the coolest Christmas I gave someone this year.
> Tom
> 
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