[nagdu] Leader's accelerated mobility program

[Sheila Leigland]

Hi, brenda, I understand what you are saying. Unfortunately the atitudes of sighted people can affect all of us negatively. Because I'm totally blind some are so overly concerned about my safety it makes it difficult to deal with them. We all need to work at treating each other with dignity and respect. I'm so glad you have gotten the help you need.

-----Original Message-----
From: Brenda <bjnite at windstream.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 7:38 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,	the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Leader's accelerated mobility program

I can't speak for all low vision people, but I have always felt like a 
second class citizen around blind people often due to the treatment of 
the sighted people involved.  It is often just easier to live in the 
sighted world.  I think the Kapten is the most wonderful thing and could 
be a bridge for low vision people to get further involved with 
strategies that will help them.  Although I would have turned down a lot 
of suggestions including a cane as a high partial, if someone had 
offered me the kapten I would have jumped on it.

Brenda

On 5/26/2011 12:35 AM, Sheila Leigland wrote:
> I too am glad that the training is available and that low vision people should receive it but it seems like here in Montana many low vision people don't want anything to do with the training and that to me is not productive to them remaining as inpependent and safe as they should be. I keep hoping that atitude will change.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mardi Hadfield<wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 9:41 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Leader's accelerated mobility program
>
> Brenda, I use a roller tip on my cane. I move fairly fast with a motorized
> wheelchair and my cane would constantly catch in cracks and hit me in the
> stomach or chest.When I switched to the roller tip, I could tap or roll it
> and it did not catch.I definitely prefer using my dog though.I still have
> some usable vision and have learned to rely on the dog or cane without using
> my sight, as I will eventually loose what sight I have.It does take practice
> but it is doable. Good luck, and glad you were able to get the help you
> needed. I do agree with you about the low vision folks being left out and
> not being given the training that would make life so much easier. Have a
> great day,  Mardi and Shaman and Nala,retired.
>


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