[BlindTlk] Skechers..

Tue Apr 30 19:57:59 UTC 2024

Although I have Sketchers and like them, there are several things one should know.  First, there are different styles of sketchers.  I have one pair, for example, that have laces and are not intended to be hands-free.  Depending upon the style, some will be easier to put on hands free than others.

Second, they are a fairly casual shoe.  There may be occasions where they are not the best shoe to wear.  Again, though, the style one chooses may affect this some.

Finally, I know there are many physical reasons that might cause one to have difficulty putting on shoes.  I hate, though, to see blindness with no other explanation used as a reason to buy hands-free or slip-on shoes.  There are times when it can be a disadvantage to wear shoes that can slip on and then slip off too easily.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

-----Original Message-----
From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via BlindTlk
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 2:17 PM
To: Aaron Spears via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com>
Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Skechers..

It shouldn't be necessary to pull on sketchers at all.  I put them on standing up and take them off the same way.  Best put a hand on a wallor two when doing this though or hold onto a bureau for balance.

--
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On Tue, 30 Apr 2024, Aaron Spears via BlindTlk wrote:

> Hi.
>
>
>  Maybe. I know there's often the loop on the outside of the heel to
> pull on, and they make a gadget to hook in that and pull. But this
> goes inside for your heel to slide against to make it easier to
> stretch the shoe around it without just collapsing it.
>
>
> Cheers:
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> On 4/29/2024 3:52 PM, Pamela Dominguez via BlindTlk wrote:
> >
> > Isn’t it called a shoe horn?  Or are you talking about something else.  Pam.
> >
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> > *From: *Aaron Spears via BlindTlk <mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> > *Sent: *Monday, April 29, 2024 1:56 PM
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> > *Cc: *Aaron Spears <mailto:valiant8086 at gmail.com>
> > *Subject: *Re: [BlindTlk] Skechers..
> >
> > 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
> >
> > >
> >
> > > To Boldly Go  🖖🏻
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > thunderwalker321 at gmail.com
> >
> > >
> >
> > > "What's within you is stronger than what's in your way."  NO
> > > BARRIERS
> >
> > > Erik Weihenmayer
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > On Apr 29, 2024, at 1:11 AM, hugeemaillistlover2018--- via
> > > > BlindTlk <
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> > > 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
> >
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> > > > Madison
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