[BlindTlk] Skechers..

[Aaron Spears]

Hi.

Cool question. No idea if I have dainty feet that would make this
different, but I tie my sneakers tight and I can still get them off.
Perhaps I have a different structure because I have to take care not to
have a pair that my heels will bounce up and down in. At the moment I have
two pair of New Balance and the insole has lines in it around the toes and
along where certain tendons on the sole would be, and they're pretty nice
for mme. They're not mesh at all so get warm, but I prefer my feet to be
warm so it doesn't bother me. I've had skketchers before and think you will
like. You can also learn to tie your shoes unless you have challenges with
motor function. It just takes patience. Blind people should generally be
able to tie just as well as sighted, it's hands-on work, after all. I just
am a lazy butt so I tie them and then double not them and I yank them on or
off without bothering to untie. I've figured out how to use my toe against
the heel and remove them without even bending over or sitting down. Even
tied like that I usually can slip them on relatively easy, I just insert a
finger on the inner heel when I slide my foot in and the press down with
the heel, the finger makes sure the shoe's heel doesn't collapse. They make
a gadget for that too, no idea what it's called.





On Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 9:45 AM Jody ianuzzi via BlindTlk <
blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Another alternative is to get stretchy shoelaces They will stretch when
> you put your foot in the shoe but then they say snug.
>
> I also love Skechers!
> JODY
>
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> Erik Weihenmayer
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> > On Apr 29, 2024, at 1:11 AM, hugeemaillistlover2018--- via BlindTlk <
> blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> > I love being able to put things on/take them off without undoing
> anything so my
> > mom thinks that I should get Skechers since you can slip them on/off but
> she
> > doesn't have any. Since I don't know anything about them I was wondering
> if any
> > of you have a pair and if so what are they like/what do you think of
> them? We
> > have a couple of shoe stores here that have them but I'd really like to
> hear
> > from people who have them first; so thanks for any insight/info that
> anyone can
> > provide me!!
> > Madison
> >
> >
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Cheers:
Aaron Spears
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