[nabs-l] Doing Sighted Guide with Blind Students

[Aaron]

Roanna, 
The answer to your question relies on you. Only you know if you can do this
or not. Try it out! I think you will be surprised. 

Thanks,
Aaron Linson 
CEO Blind Faith Project
CEO Linson Productions

Aaron Linson 


-----Original Message-----
From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joshua
Hendrickson via NABS-L
Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2017 10:55 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Joshua Hendrickson <louvins at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Doing Sighted Guide with Blind Students

A long time ago, a blind friend of mine helped me get somewhere.  I took her
arm just like I would anyone else who I was going sided guide with.  I've
also put my hand on a persons shoulder for gidence as well.

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.
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> NABS-L mailing list
>>> NABS-L at nfbnet.org
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info 
>>> for
>>> NABS-L:
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/blackbyrdfly%40g
>>> mail.com
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> NABS-L mailing list
>> NABS-L at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> NABS-L:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/rbacchus228%40gma
>> il.com
>
> _______________________________________________
> NABS-L mailing list
> NABS-L at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> NABS-L:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/louvins%40gmail.co
> m
>

_______________________________________________
NABS-L mailing list
NABS-L at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
NABS-L:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/blindgeek1989%40gmail.co
m