[Ct-nfb] [Ctabs] December Meeting of the Waterbury Area Chapter

Tue Nov 22 01:39:31 UTC 2016

Very good points, Gary.
mary

On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 8:27 PM, Gary Allen via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> I see your point of view Justin when teaching people to cross the street
> audible signals can be a hindrance. The majority of blind and low vision
> people are people in their 60s 70s and 80s. Those people often don't get
> mobility training. It is important to have audible crosswalks to allow
> those people to cross the street safely. Blind people are not the only ones
> that benefit from audible crosswalks. Children people with other
> disabilities, and People who are texting and walking or talking on the
> phone also benefit from Audibles crosswalks.
>
>
> Gary Allen.
>
> So it is not just the blind that benefit from audible crosswalks.
>
> On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 8:00 PM Jim McCollum via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello.
>> We have some audible traffic signals in the New Haven area, but not very
>> many. I use them when I can, but when I can't, I rely on the mobility
>> skills I learned in 1983. I'm not against audible signals, but it is
>> essential, in my opinion, to know how to travel safely without them.
>>
>>
>> Jim McCollum
>> Legislative Co-ordinator
>> National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut
>> j.mccollum64 at comcast.net
>> 860-581-0430
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Nov 21, 2016, at 7:20 PM, Mary Silverberg via CT-NFB <
>> ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> All,
>> As a partially sighted person, I rely on audible signals when crossing
>> complex intersections. I do not view this as a crutch to dependancy. When
>> the Town of West Hartford began the installation of these signals when
>> replacing older equipment, several of us with a variety of disabilities
>> went out with the Town engineers and the installers to  optimize the volume
>> with time of day and  length of time to cross. I welcome these signals in
>> every larger city in which  I must navigate.
>>
>> Mary Silverberg
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 6:07 PM, bob morrissey via CT-NFB <
>> ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hey Justin,
>>
>>
>>
>> Why do you feel so opposed to audible cross walks?   Is it a dependency
>> issue when the function is not working?
>>
>>
>>
>> As a partially sighted person, I find an audible signal very helpful when
>> crossing a busy intersection.
>>
>>
>>
>> But, I'm open minded and willing to hear your thoughts.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>> Bob Morrissey
>>
>> 203-272-3278
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* CT-NFB [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] *On Behalf Of *Justin
>> Salisbury via CT-NFB
>> *Sent:* Monday, November 21, 2016 4:42 PM
>> *To:* Connecticut Association of Blind Students
>> *Cc:* Justin Salisbury; 'ct-nfb at nfbnet.org'
>> *Subject:* Re: [Ct-nfb] [Ctabs] December Meeting of the Waterbury Area
>> Chapter
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Lucia,
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for sending this out! I’m so glad to see that our Waterbury
>> Chapter is already speaking out against the custodialism that yields
>> audible crosswalk signals. If we didn’t have the Waterbury Chapter working
>> on this, Waterbury could become as bad as Honolulu, with audible crosswalk
>> signals almost everywhere. It really gets in the way of teaching my
>> students how to cross streets safely. I’m working on a research article for
>> the orientation and mobility profession on exactly why the implementation
>> of audible crosswalk signals are bad for blind people. It’s too bad that I
>> haven’t published it already because it could be great support for the
>> Chapter’s argument.
>>
>>
>>
>> Good luck, and please let me know how I can help!
>>
>>
>>
>> Justin
>>
>>
>>
>> Justin M. Salisbury, MA, NOMC, NCRTB, NCUEB
>>
>> Opportunity Ambassador
>>
>> National Federation of the Blind
>>
>> Email: President at Alumni.ECU.edu
>>
>> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury
>>
>>
>>
>> “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
>>
>>
>>
>> William Butler Yeats
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Ctabs [mailto:ctabs-bounces at nfbnet.org <ctabs-bounces at nfbnet.org>]
>> *On Behalf Of *llee--- via Ctabs
>> *Sent:* Monday, November 21, 2016 10:40 AM
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>> *Subject:* [Ctabs] December Meeting of the Waterbury Area Chapter
>>
>>
>>
>> *Help Us Build Our Future*
>>
>> *Attend Meetings of Our New Waterbury Chapter!*
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> *The National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut (NFB of CT) *invites
>> you to join our new *Waterbury Chapter. *We hold our meetings at the *Silas
>> Bronson Library, 267 Grand Street,* on the Second Saturday of each month.
>>
>>
>>
>> *On December 10th, our meeting will concern audible crosswalk signals in
>> the City of Waterbury. Our State Representative Gerry Reyes, several
>> Aldermen and a City Engineer will attend our meeting to discuss this issue.
>> *Plan to attend this important meeting!
>>
>>
>>
>> To learn that you are greater than what most sighted people believe they
>> see, meet us at the Silas Bronson Library on S*aturday December 10th
>> from noon to 2:00 PM.*
>>
>>
>>
>> For further questions, please contact Josefina Martinez at 203-578-6471,
>> or call our community outreach office at 860-289-1971.
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