[blparent] Introduction and a question

[Elizabeth Bowden]

Hello Judy,
Thanks for the information. I had almost thought of that angle but not all the way

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> On Feb 14, 2016, at 9:20 PM, Judy Jones via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> 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
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>> On Feb 14, 2016, at 4:07 PM, Wendy Meuse via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> 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.
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