[Community-service] Blind people Picking up Trash

[Cindy Ray]

We did some of this. We did have sighted help. Otherwise, you would really almost have to crawl around on the ground. If someone has Aira you could use them to help.
Cindy


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From: Community-Service <community-service-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Roanna Bacchus via Community-Service
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 3:44 PM
To: Julie McGinnity via Community-Service <community-service at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Roanna Bacchus <rbacchus228 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Community-service] Blind people Picking up Trash

Hi Julie thanks for your message. I have never picked up trash in the community before. Use your canes to feel where the trash is located.

On Apr 10, 2018 4:18 PM, Julie McGinnity via Community-Service <community-service at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Our local chapter is participating in a community event this Saturday, 
> in which we will be picking up trash in parks.  We are not sure how we 
> will do this as a group of blind people.  The only solution that has 
> been mentioned was bringing along sighted people who can see the stuff 
> on the ground, but I am on a mission to find some alternative 
> techniques for this activity.  What say you?  Has anyone done this as 
> a chapter?  Thanks in advance for any tips.
>
>
>
> --
> Julie A. McGinnity
> President, National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division, 
> Second Vice President, National Federation of the Blind of Missouri 
> "For we walk by faith, not by sight"
> 2 Cor. 7
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