[nabs-l] Finding seats VI that does not use cane or dog

Fri Sep 20 16:50:24 UTC 2013

Hi all,

If there is a particular table or area of the room that always seems 
less crowded, you could start looking there since there will be more 
open seats. My high school cafeteria is huge and almost impossible to 
navigate, but there is one table that is almost never full. I know this 
table will have a seat available, so I sit there every day. So if you 
can find a certain table or general area that is almost never crowded, 
you can go to that spot every time you go in the room.

Merlyn Hileman

-----Original Message-----
From: christopher nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
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Sent: Fri, Sep 20, 2013 8:14 am
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Finding seats VI that does not use cane or dog

That works well, as does simply approaching a seat and asking if there
is someone in it. This works especially well in a café or school
cafeteria. In my high school's cafeteria, I will usually approach a
table and ask if there are any seats there. It's slow going sometimes,
but I think it's a good way to find a seat if help isn't readily
available.

Chris Nusbaum

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On Sep 20, 2013, at 8:29 AM, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> 
wrote:

> Good morning, In my experience as a total, there's nothing wrong with 
simply using the back of your hand to brush a seet back to see if it's 
occupied.
>
> Also works well for finding empty seats, on a bus or rain.
> Good luck, with thaat load you carry!
> for today, CarAt 01:29 PM 9/19/2013, you wrote:
>> Not sure. I already have a lunch box on it. I can't bring smaller 
than half
>> gallon because I am gone for 12 hours on Tuesday and thursday and 
really
>> don't want to pay for water. I swear I need an assistant to help 
carry all
>> my stuff lol.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Anjelina Cruz 
<anjelinac26 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>> > Could a bigger thermos attach to your bag so you'd have a hand free
>> > for a lightweight id cane?
>> >
>> > On 9/19/13, Suzanne Germano <sgermano at asu.edu> wrote:
>> > > It would be very difficult I use a roller bag because I carry 
30lbs of
>> > > equipment with me portable cctv, laptop etc and then I have to 
bring 1/2
>> > > gallon of water in the other hand since I am on the surface of 
the sun in
>> > > phoenix. I tried a backback but there is not one big enough for 
all the
>> > > crap I bring.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 11:38 AM, justin williams <
>> > > justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> Carry a cane would be my answer. Without it, it is diffidult to
>> > indentify
>> > >> you as visually impaired.
>> > >>
>> > >> -----Original Message-----
>> > >> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
Suzanne
>> > >> Germano
>> > >> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 2:12 PM
>> > >> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> > >> Subject: [nabs-l] Finding seats VI that does not use cane or dog
>> > >>
>> > >> I don't use a cane or dog but when I walk into a room like the
>> > >> engineering
>> > >> tutoring center, I find it very hard to know where an empty 
seat is.
>> > >> these
>> > >> are tables that hold 6-8 people.
>> > >>
>> > >> Being someone use does not use a cane I find people difficult 
if you say
>> > >> for
>> > >> example "I am visually impaired would you mind showing me where 
an empty
>> > >> seat is" It seems they have to go through the song and dance of 
"you
>> > >> don't
>> > >> look blind" "why don't you get glasses" but rarely answer the 
question.
>> > >>
>> > >> Because I am not obviously visually impaired I feel very 
uncomfortable
>> > >> just
>> > >> walking up and down between all the tables looking for a spot 
when just
>> > >> off
>> > >> to the side I may have missed one. I feel like everyone is 
wondering
>> > what
>> > >> the hell I am doing and thinking I look stupid.
>> > >>
>> > >> I know this comes from years and years and years of being 
teased and no
>> > >> one
>> > >> understanding legally blind and I should just get over feeling 
like they
>> > >> think I look stupid. But in the meantime does anyone have any 
good
>> > >> techniques?
>> > >>
>> > >> I did use a cane in high school. Partially for identification 
and partly
>> > >> for
>> > >> mobility but I still had issues with people because I would 
ALWAYS get
>> > >> the
>> > >> comment "Your not blind" They could never just answer my 
question like
>> > >> what
>> > >> bus is this
>> > >>
>> > >> Suzanne
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