[NABS-L] Developing Spatial understanding and becoming a confident navigator

[Michael Capelle]

i have the same issues, hince why i use things like gps, or sighted guide.


-----Original Message----- 
From: Vejas Vasiliauskas via NABS-L
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2019 12:40 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Cc: Vejas Vasiliauskas
Subject: Re: [NABS-L] Developing Spatial understanding and becoming a 
confident navigator

Hi Rahul,
I can understand your troubles with spacial awareness. I have had to deal 
with this too.
When someone asks me for directions to a place I know, I find it much easier 
to walk there with them than try to verbally dictate it.
Vejas

> On 7 Mar 2019, at 10:09, Rahul Bajaj via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I really struggle to digest and retain spatial information, such as 
>>> figuring out how to get from x to y in one's head. For someone who is 
>>> blind, I don't think you have the luxury of being able to look around 
>>> and visually understand where you are. So the only option is to mentally 
>>> internalize where things are in relation to each other. I really find it 
>>> hard to make sense of info like: there will be a square after you go 
>>> straight for 500m. Then you need to take a left and then road x will be 
>>> to your left after 300m. While I can understand it, I struggle to 
>>> internalize it.
>>>
>>> I am also a very diffident navigator. For instance, I had to guide a 
>>> friend  today out of my college and really could not instantaneously 
>>> recall what the way was from my door to the gate. I am able to do that 
>>> just fine normally, but if I have to show someone around and so on, I 
>>> really struggle. I guess it is in part because I have been guided by 
>>> sighted folks all my life, so I have never developed this ability. I 
>>> know some sighted folks struggle with this stuff, too, but they have 
>>> they luxury of having vision which helps you get away with some of this.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Rahul
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>
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