[NABS-L] [nabs-l] college and travel question

[Ben Fulton]

Parking lots are one of the most challenging obstacles I can think of. There
is always some way around, but it can take a very long time to find it.
Sometimes when tracing the perimeter the space between the car and the
building is not wide enough to walk through, so I've had to walk around the
back of each parked car. If parking lots were designed with tiles like in
some subway stations I've been in this problem would be considerably less.
Often times when getting off a bus near a location with a challenging
parking lot, I may ask for sighted assistance, but this I know relies on the
kindness of strangers.

 
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Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2018 00:59:12 -0500
From: nesma aly <nesmaaly123 at gmail.com>
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No I think my question is more is there a safe way to cross the parking lot
after I get off the bus then using something like Uber which will take me
straight to the door?

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> On Dec 5, 2017, at 19:18, Ellana Crew via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> Hi Nesma,
> 
> To clarify, are you asking if there is an alternative way to deal with
parking lots besides walking and navigating through them?
> 
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expectations of blind students because low expectations create obstacles
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> 
>> On Dec 5, 2017, at 6:17 PM, nesma aly via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
>> 
>> I was on a mobility lesson today and I had to cross a busy parking 
>> lot. My teacher told me that I will have to rely on another mode of 
>> transportation other than a bus. I thought there must be another way 
>> to do parking lots in a safe way that doesn't need me to use 
>> something that will take me directly to the location. I was wondering 
>> how blind people accomplish something like this?
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