[nabs-l] Educating staff?

[Kirt Manwaring]

Darian,
  I agree with the vast, vast majority of everything in the "ten
courtesy rules of blindness."  The only point I take a _slight_ issue
with is number 8, and maybe that's just because I'm totally blind, but
I don't really care if lights are on and I prefer to ask directions as
needed rather than have someone show me everything in their house at
first.
  All the best,
Kirt

On 2/15/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Alex,
> Oh yes, I meant human guide; that is more accurate; I just grew up calling
> it sighted guide but in later years they called it human guide; that seems
> more appropriate.
> There are more effective ways than others and some things are down right
> rude such as grabbing a person.
> So that is why  I'd just pass along some tips if I could.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexander Castillo
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 2:10 PM
> To: nabs-l
> Subject: [nabs-l] Educating staff?
>
> Hi Ashley, I would let your fellow staff members know that it's not
> "sighted guide" as many blind people quite often lead blind people,
> and use a phrase like "human guide," as opposed to dog guide, or
> animal guide.
>
> I think you are correct in your approach in saying that we are all
> different. There is no one way of interacting with someone blind, but
> there are more effective ways than others.
>
> For example, if you are going to do human guide, the person following
> should lightly place their hand on your elbow: you should not grab
> someone by the shoulder and lead them.
>
> Your question for me, is one which is always  strange to consider, as
> I wouldn't think of training  fellow staff on how to interact with
> Latinos, unless they were traveling to a particular Spanish speaking
> country and needed to understand cultural differences in etiquette and
> such.
>
> So, is there such a thing as blind etiquette?
>
> I would stick to the basics, Human guide...
>
> What are the typical interactions which your fellow staff members have
> with blind individuals? This might help in determining  the approach
> you  might want to take on when doing this training.
>
> Thanks for reading,
> Alex
>
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