[nabs-l] Blind man sues Wienerschnitzel over run-in with tree

[Jedi]

I'm not Ashley, but I can tell you what echolation is.

Just like light, sound bounces off of, or is absorbed by, objects and 
then bounces back into our ears. Echolocation takes advantage of this 
in the same way sight does. The main difference is that, for the most 
part, there is an outside light source apart from the seer. In this 
case, the listener generally produces the sound that will bounce off of 
objects. Cane taps are usually sufficient. The quality of the sound 
tells the listener if it has been absorbed or bounced back and to what 
extent. Those who get good at it can even tell the shapes of the 
objects they listen to, where they are exactly located, and how far 
away they are. A listener can also gain this kind of information by 
using outside sound sources and listening to how those sounds bounce 
off of the objects they're close to.

The average echolocation user can generally tell where trees and bushes 
are, people, large buildings, glass windows and doors, metalic objects 
like cars, curbs, and other very noticeable things like that. Some of 
us can tell smaller objects such as street poles, planters, and other 
things of the sort. Echolocation takes practice. I had to study it in 
Louisiana (I studied under Roland Allen, who is quite adept at 
echolocation). I would love to study under Dan Kish, the king of 
echolocation, however.

Respectfully,
Jedi

Original message:
> Hello Ashley,
> What is echolocation?
> Thanks,
> Dennis

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 3:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Blind man sues Wienerschnitzel over run-in with tree


>> Hi Anmol and all,
>> No don't place your hand in front at all times, but yes I think its
>> reasonable to place an arm up or something to protect you when you are
>> coming to an obstacle like a branch.  You can perceive this through
>> echolocation or if its familiar you remember the overhanging obstacle.

>> Ashley
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Anmol Bhatia" <anmolpbhatia at yahoo.com>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 5:29 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Blind man sues Wienerschnitzel over run-in with tree


>>> Good points Sean!
>>> To who ever said to keep your hand in frunt to prevent the branch from
>>> hitting you, we do not when a tree is in frunt and the branches are
>>> hanging out so does this mean we should walk around with our hand in
>>> frunt at all times?
>>> Anmol


>>> --- On Sat, 8/14/10, Sean Whalen <smwhalenpsp at gmail.com> wrote:

>>>> From: Sean Whalen <smwhalenpsp at gmail.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Blind man sues Wienerschnitzel over run-in with
>>>> tree
>>>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>> Date: Saturday, August 14, 2010, 4:22 PM
>>>> Thank you Dennis!

>>>> You said everything I wanted to say, and then some.

>>>> If the man was injured and incurred costs from the injury,
>>>> he has a case. A
>>>> sighted person could sue in the circumstances described
>>>> where the branch is
>>>> not illuminated at night. The limb causing injury is
>>>> foreseeable, and
>>>> somebody was negligent.

>>>> A few other thoughts brought up by the discussion so far:

>>>> The idea that I should always have my hand in front of my
>>>> face is
>>>> ridiculous. If it works for you, I'm not knocking it, but
>>>> it certainly isn't
>>>> a requirement of safe travel.

>>>> Walking at a somewhat reduced pace in unfamiliar areas
>>>> seems reasonable. I
>>>> do it, and I don't think that exercising some caution
>>>> indicates that I have
>>>> subpar travel skills. Once you are familiar with an area,
>>>> it is certainly
>>>> easier to navigate it more quickly.

>>>> Kirt is right in that this maybe shouldn't be news, but
>>>> neither should a
>>>> blind person graduating from a university, and I see that
>>>> kind of thing
>>>> written up frequently. Blindness is different, and makes a
>>>> story more
>>>> interesting to the general public. Not saying I like it,
>>>> just saying it's
>>>> so.




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