[nabs-l] Doing Sighted Guide with Blind Students

[Christopher O'meally]

this can be pretty tricky if you don't have a longer cane, but
generally what I have done is I make sure I am arking my cane wide
enough to compensate for the second person, and I generally walk
slightly slower.  This makes shore lining on the side the person is
standing on harder, but it can be done.

On 2/9/17, Roanna Bacchus  via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Can I still do this even know I don't know my way around church because I've
> never been there before
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Feb 9, 2017, at 10:34 AM, Jamie P. via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> If you know your way around the church, I imagine you would simply lead
>> them to where they need to be. You can do this by having them follow you
>> while you very audibly say where you're going, or have them put a hand on
>> your elbow or shoulder (while still using their canes of course) and
>> follow you that way.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Feb 9, 2017, at 07:46, roanna bacchus via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Students,
>>>
>>> I hope all of you are doing well.  Tomorrow I will be volunteering at the
>>> East Florida Braille Challenge all day from 8-00 Am to 4-30 Pm.  The
>>> Braille Challenge is sponsored by the Braille Institute in Los Angelis,
>>> California and regional competitions are held each year in all of the
>>> fifty states.  I have been assigned to be a sighted guide for a group of
>>> older blind students during this event.  Two other people and I are
>>> responsible for keeping track of these students and getting them around
>>> the church.  Since I am totally blind, how do I perform the sighted guide
>>> technique with these students? Hope to hear from you soon.
>>>
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