[nagdu] Learning new routes with a guide dog.

Tina Thomas judotina48kg at gmail.com
Tue Oct 9 20:19:51 UTC 2012 

Hello- 
You can find the Sendero App in the ap store by typing look around in the search field. 
Tina    

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 10:13 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Learning new routes with a guide dog.

I believe Sendero has a new version that runs on the iphone, and would give you turn by turn directions.
sendero.com is their website.
Tracy

> I have Ariadne GPS on my iPad.  All I use it for  is to get my current 
> location.  It has other features that I've played with a bit, but I 
> haven't used any of them in a real world application.  I'd love to 
> have a GPS that would give me turn by turn directions like what 
> sighted drivers get in their cars. I can generally figure out how to 
> navigate my immediate environment with Monty, but having the GPS 
> telling me that I have to travel north another two blocks before I 
> need to turn west would be great.  When I walk long stretches I tend 
> to lose count of the blocks.  I guess I have a short attention span. 
> *sigh*
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> Julie
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> On 10/9/2012 9:30 AM, Mária Orovčíková wrote:
>> Talking about routes and GPS, does anyone use Navigon or Ariadne on 
>> Iphone?
>> Do these two have virtual mode so I can  learn the route a bit?
>> If not what iphone GPS app would you recommend to use?
>> I know this might be off-topic, so please contact me off-list if 
>> you'd like.
>> Thank you very very much for all information. I find it very useful.
>> Maria
>>
>> On 9.10.2012 15:37, Tracy Carcione wrote:
>>> I get the best directions I can, then I just go, and ask along the 
>>> way, if I'm not sure.
>>> If I have an address for a new place, I put it in my GPS and get it 
>>> to create a route, then pretend-walk it in virtual mode.  GPS can 
>>> help, but it only gets close, then I have to ask.
>>> I haven't had an O&M person in many years.  They're hard to find, 
>>> and I don't actually need one.
>>> It can be a bit scary to set off when you're not too sure where 
>>> you're going, but, the more you do it, the better you get at it.
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> thank you for your helpful information you have posted so far, I 
>>>> highly appreciate it.
>>>> My another question is what to do in case you wanto go somewhere on 
>>>> your own and you do not have any friends or O.M. instructor where 
>>>> you live so you cannot get descriptions from them, plus 
>>>> descriptions your family provide are not very understandable and 
>>>> clear.
>>>> Is there any other way how to get the information I need?
>>>> Maria
>>>>
>>>> On 9.10.2012 14:28, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) wrote:
>>>>> Wow.
>>>>> So you're saying in Sweeden you have to get someone to help you 
>>>>> before you take the dog? What happens if a friend says "There's a 
>>>>> great sandwich shop" and gives you directions but can't go with 
>>>>> you when you want to go for the first time?
>>>>> I'm curious to know if cane users have the same rules?
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nadja 
>>>>> Öberg
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 6:37 AM
>>>>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Learning new routes with a guide dog.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> BS"D
>>>>>
>>>>> Maria,
>>>>>
>>>>> In Sweden we owners first learn the new road with help of our low 
>>>>> vision therapist, family member, friend or guide dog instructor. 
>>>>> After that we walk the road with the dog in her lead and show her 
>>>>> the road and what we want her to mark, lampposts, steps and zebra 
>>>>> crossings with more.
>>>>> After
>>>>> that we work the dog in her harness.
>>>>>
>>>>> We can also 'free work' our dogs and that means that we haven't 
>>>>> work the dog that road before and often the road is even unknown 
>>>>> for the owner.
>>>>> The school don't recommend this method because all guide dogs 
>>>>> aren't made for it. I've done it with my dog; she loves new 
>>>>> adventures and thinks known roads are boring. You can use a GPS 
>>>>> when you work your dog.
>>>>> You need to remember to praise the dog even if she doesn't find 
>>>>> the 'right' lamppost; it's your fault when it goes wrong not the 
>>>>> dog because she doesn't know what you expect from her.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>> Nadja and Hera
>>>>>
>>>>> Webpage: http://www.nadjaoberg.com
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