[nagdu] navigating without your cane

Larry D. Keeler lkeeler at comcast.net
Sun Oct 9 15:39:12 UTC 2011


Wow Sheila!  I hadn't had that experience!  Some school districts were sure 
goofed up!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sheila Leigland" <sleigland at bresnan.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 12:39 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] navigating without your cane


> Navigating without a cane or dog is an interesting topic. I have always 
> been totally blind and never held a cane until I was eighteen. We were not 
> allowed to have canes in the school district which I attended so I learned 
> how to find different buildings on campus without a cane or going sighted 
> guide. It would have been easier with a cane or dog but I really didn't 
> know what I was missing. I'm glad kids are now encouraged to use canes 
> nowadays. When I went to guide school it really didn
> T seem strange to put my cane away.
>
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