[nabs-l] canes and increasing sensation of blindness

[Sarah Alawami]

I move faster with my cane then with my dog strangely enough. My cane sometimes give me support if my leg should decide to have a bad day. Gatsby still thinks mommy is hurt, or maybe she knows something I don't. Lol. dogs are smart things.

Take care.

S
On May 3, 2010, at 8:09 AM, Hope Paulos wrote:

> Hi there. It's perfectly fine, in my opinion, to use your cane when going sighted guide.  As far as the second question, I've never experienced this. I dislike using the cane, because I don't move as fast with a cane than I do with my guide dog. More people also talk to me when I'm with my dog than they do when I'm using a cane.  If you have any questions about any of this, please feel free to email me off-list at
> hope.paulos at maine.edu
> 
> Thanks!
> Hope and Beignet
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Alawami" <marrie12 at gmail.com>
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>> I use the cane when I'm gign sighted guide that way I can keep myself safe. I have no comments on the second questin though as I have not had those experiences though.
>> 
>> Tc
>> 
>> S
>> On May 2, 2010, at 3:49 PM, Gerardo Corripio wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi guys: I'm curious as to is it fine to use a cane while going sighted
>>> guide with someone? for instance suppose the person whom I'm going with has
>>> never done sighted guide with a blind person, thus doesn't know to alert us
>>> of steps and the like. So I was thinking that if this technique is fine to
>>> use it can serve two purposes:
>>> 1.-Be able to go along sighted guide but at the same time being able to
>>> oneself find and sort obstacles the sighted person might not have the mind
>>> to let us know.
>>> 2.-Be able to start mapping in our minds the route following, thus make it
>>> easier to get to know the route by ourselves.
>>> Also I've got another subject on my mind, thus sending in the same email: Is
>>> it normal that when using a cane I have conflict in using it? though I know
>>> the cane is how we get around by ourselves thanks to a bad experience while
>>> studying for a diploma in Humanistic Therapy some years ago in that when I
>>> wanted to use the cane again after some years of having it dusting, I held
>>> it in my hand but wasn't able to use it at ease because memories of the
>>> experience came flooding back. fortunately I've been able to work them out
>>> but am curious as to know if this has happened to you guys? It's a conflict
>>> because for one I'm aware that the cane makes us unique as blind people and
>>> lets us move around by ourselves but also because here in Mexico the blind
>>> aren't viewed as equals in some respects, thus when using the cane gives me
>>> the feeling that lets blindness show even more, making the sighted people
>>> feel ill at ease; speaking from experience in another country when I know in
>>> the US you guys don't have to cope with these things because of how advanced
>>> you guys are in the work you've done all these years. some day I hope to be
>>> able to be like you guys and really live by your standards, thus hoping
>>> these questions bring on a good discussion from which more than one might
>>> learn something new and enrich the topic of appreciating our roots brought
>>> on recently.
>>> Gerardo
>>> 
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