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

[Justin Williams]

That depends upon the parking lot.  What chris told you works well.  Go back
out there and practice it if you can on your own.  Just find the walking
pattern you need to get you ot the destination from the bus.  

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Hey Nesma:

Parking lots are certainly tricky, but they are doable. The best trick I
have found is the universal rule of most outdoor travel: Remember where your
parallel street is, and keep track of both landmarks and traffic sounds. If
you have a landmark like a curb or wall which can point you in the direction
of the sidewalk, you can follow it with your cane. However, if you rely too
heavily on that landmark, you can end up following it until you turn with it
in a direction you don't want to go in. So, I think the most relile
information you can get is from the sounds of passing cars, particularly
those on your parallel street. for example, if your parallel street is on
your left, you can listen to the cars coming from that direction and follow
them until you find the sidewalk. Even if you hear little or no traffic on
your parallel, you can sweep your cane widely in the direction of the
street. The sidewalk will always be on that side.

HTH,

Chris Nusbaum

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> On Jan 1, 2018, at 12:59 AM, nesma aly via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> 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?
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> 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?
>> 
>> Ellana Crew, President
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>> 
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the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind students because low expectations create obstacles
between blind students and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
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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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