[nabs-l] what do you do if you get lost

[Jewel]

The first thing I do if I'm lost is to see if there are other
pedestrians around. If so, I say a polite "Excuse me" and ask them
what the street I'm on is (yes, I've strayed so bad that I had no clue
what street I was on). Usually they know, and if I recognize the
street name I will also ask them what the nearest cross-street is.
That will often get me unlost.

If this doesn't work, I will go into a business to get directions.
I'll ask them their address and what the closest cross street is, and
if I'm way off cross I'll ask where the closest bus stop is, since I
know that by taking the bus to Moore Square, I'll be instantaneously
unlost (I do this only if I'm way off course and it would take forever
to get unlost).

Pedestrians and businesses are definitely your friend, but what if
you're in a residential area with neither of these? I've found myself
in this situation. In this case, I flag down a car as I hear it coming
up to me and ask the driver. I don't accept a ride from that person,
but do ask them the nearest cross street and if they know where
such-and-such is from where I am.

Hope that helps,
Jewel

On 11/13/11, frandi.galindo at gmail.com <frandi.galindo at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ok, bare with me here for a moment, and excuse my language.
> When you get lost do you
> a: call the cops and ask them where you are, and waste money in the process?
> b: wave down a cop when you don’t know if one is near you?
> c: wave your hands around and make other blind people look like jak asses in
> the eyes of an already general populous who think blind people are incapable
> of doing anything for themselves?
> d: go in to a business and ask someone where you are, or just simply try and
> ask someone on the street for directions
> e: try to get your bearings together and find your own way.
> I ask this because I know of someone who was tought to do what a, b, and c
> say to do.  I was tought by two outstanding mobility instructors to do what
> d says, and tought myself e.  I want to know what you all out their think.
> I personally think that making blind people look like helpless jack asses
> and wasting money on unesesary calls is pointless.  I’m almost sure most
> mobility instructors would teach their students to do what choice d asks.
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