[nabs-l] a question about getting lost

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As blind folks, we've been trained into thinking that a mobility instructor's job is to prevent our getting lost by teaching us to get from A to B. Not so. Our job as mobility instructors is to teach the skills for orientating yourself even when you get lost as Vijas has done. Students, don't let anyone, including mobility instructors, persuade you into thinking that's not possible or not as effective as using sight.

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On 27/02/2012, at 9:14 PM, vejas <brlsurfer at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, I'm hardly ever getting lost anymore.  Tactile maps don't help me; what does is repetition.
> It's more before that this was happening, but I've improved a lot more and now can go through whole weeks without getting lost at all.
> But it's February now.  When I was starting this school, in September and October, I got lost a lot more but the problem areas were fixed.
> Vejas
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nicole B.  Torcolini at Home" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:09:10 -0800
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] a question about getting lost
> 
> If you are still getting lost, then an O&M instructor needs to come work
> with you.  Do you get lost in some places but not others? You need to work to
> find a constructive solution.  Do tactile maps help you any? Would it help to
> write down directions on how to get from one place to another? Is there a
> particular aspect to some parts of your high school that make it easier to
> get lost? Can you describe more about when you get lost? Sorry for all of
> tthe questions; just trying to help.
> 
> Nicole
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "vejas" <brlsurfer at gmail.com
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 7:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] a question about getting lost
> 
> 
> LOL I really should do that! My aide doesn't follow me around as much as
> he watches where I go.
> Vejas
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nicole B.  Torcolini at Home" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:54:20 -0800
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] a question about getting lost
> 
> Does your aide still follow you around? If so, that needs to stop.  By the
> time that I was in high school, I only saw my aide at the beginning of the
> day and the end of the day.  The next time that someone tells you not to
> read
> the Braille on a door, tell them not to read the print on it.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "vejas" <brlsurfer at gmail.com
> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>; <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 5:33 PM
> Subject: [nabs-l] a question about getting lost
> 
> 
> Hi,
> I am doing a pretty good job navigating my high-school campus.  I hardly
> ever get lost, but I used to more often when I began.
> I had a question: is it a big deal when you get lost, but find your way
> COMPLETELY on your own?
> I'm emphasizing this because my aide used to always get mad at me when I
> got lost, even if I found my way using my skills.  One time he got upset
> because I was checking a room number on a door, but I needed to know what
> the room number was in order to get where I was going.  He treats getting
> lost and finding my own way just as badly as getting lost and needing lots
> of help.  Is this right?
> Vejas
> 
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