[blparent] Introduction and a question

[Judy Jones]

Hello, Liz,

My kids are grown, but we managed in all sorts of transportation situations. 
I'm no longer up on the most up-to-date conveyances, but I can tell you what 
we did.

Both my husband and are blind, and we used both paratransit and fixed-route 
buses, sometimes a combination of both.  And, of course, cabs.

When our youngest was a baby, I had a car seat with carrying handles.  It 
doubled as a car seat or baby carrier.  The handles came up from the head 
and foot in suit case-fashion, and I could easily carry Baby very securely.

When she was able to sit up, we used the frame pack constantly.

Many busses have fold-down child seats for the toddlers.

Another thing we did:  At a strip mall near our house, I had established a 
relationship with the cleaners where we took my husbands work suits, so, if 
I had a lot of errand-running to do with the kidlets, I asked the vendor if 
I could leave the car seat in a safe place in his shop and come back when we 
were ready to leave.  It worked perfectly.

Judy

-----Original Message----- 
From: Elizabeth Bowden via BlParent
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2016 3:55 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Cc: Elizabeth Bowden
Subject: Re: [blparent] Introduction and a question

Hello Wendy,
Thanks so much for the encouragement I really hope all that will happen is 
well.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 14, 2016, at 4:07 PM, Wendy Meuse via BlParent 
> <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> hi Elizabeth:  I am sure that there are car seats that can fit in 
> strollers.  However I am a grandmother now, and the strollers and
> car seat I used are probably long gone.  I found a back pack very useful 
> though.  I just loved mine.  I hope you will get some good
> information from folks on this list that are using or have used more 
> modern strollers and car seats then I had.  Perhaps she would
> like to get hold of people on this list to get some good ideas and to have 
> lots of support.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Elizabeth Bowden via BlParent" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Elizabeth Bowden" <bowdenelizabeth5 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2016 12:35 PM
> Subject: [blparent] Introduction and a question
>
>
> Hello Little,
> My name is Liz Bowden.  I am a blind independen Living instructor 
> instructing the mother of a toddler.  The mother would like to
> take her child around in her community, but will have difficulty with a 
> cane, stroller, and a car seat.  She primarily uses cabs for
> her transportation.  Do any of you use anything like a stroller car seat 
> combination for your toddler, and if so, what make and
> model.  I have investigated options, and find them overwhelming.  Other 
> solutions for the problem would be welcome.
> Thanks In Advance.
> Sent from my iPhone
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