[nabs-l] Stupid Question

[David Andrews]

Joe:

We have a list of blind persons who are in wheelchairs -- blind 
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Dave

At 11:07 PM 1/24/2009, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>The subject line forewarned you of the ignorance of my question, so don't
>laugh!
>
>I was wondering how a blind person on crutches or a person on a wheelchair
>gets around?  Something tells me I should be able to figure out the response
>to this question, and yet my own ideas sound ignorant.  Last night was the
>second time I almost broke my leg while training in judo.  Actually, after
>pulling a dumb little stunt I also felt as though I came close to breaking
>my neck, and I don't know.  I figure it would be good to know what options
>are available to people in such situations...just in case...  I know the
>Seeing Eye has trained some of their dogs to escort people on wheelchairs,
>but even this arrangement seems to present its own unique circumstances.
>
>Anyway, thanks for any feedback to my random inquiry.
>
>Joe Orozco
>
>"Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity."--James M.
>Barrie
>
>
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