[nagdu] getting around in places you don't know

[Janice Toothman]

Hi Sheila,
Did you make your own street crossing cards?
Janice
On 11/20/2014 2:55 PM, Sheila Leigland via nagdu wrote:
> I'm also a double hearing aide wearer and have moderately severe 
> hearing loss in both ears and can attest that giving directions on the 
> back works. I didn't know anything about this until attending the 
> hellen keller national center in long island new york.  I also have a 
> street crossing sign that notorists can see in case for some reason I 
> can't hear traffice correctly
> On 11/19/2014 3:05 PM, Danielle Burton via nagdu wrote:
>> Hi Stephanie, my name is Danielle. I am also totally blind and wear 
>> hearing aids in both ears and yes this is a challenging situation 
>> that I tend to also find myself in sometimes. I am working my first 
>> guide dog a female yellow lab named Willa from Guiding Eyes. And yes 
>> my dog does pick on on this as well. One thing you could do is if you 
>> are traveling with someone who is sighted walk a step or 2 behind you 
>> on your right and tactilely give you direction on your back like take 
>> their finger and drag it to the left or to the right or up and down 
>> for forward. Stop is simply a flat palm on your back near your 
>> shoulder.  Another option is an FM system connected to hearing aids. 
>> Feel free to email me offlist. My email address is: 
>> danielleburton94 at gmail.com
>>
>> Danielle and Willa
>>
>>
>>> On Nov 19, 2014, at 4:46 PM, Stephanie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> Hope you are all well. I have decided to write about some challenges 
>>> I am having, even though I am feeling rather embarrassed to do so. 
>>> But I am feeling a little restricted and want to know if any one has 
>>> some ideas for my situation. As background to the following, I am 
>>> hearing impaired as well as totally blind.
>>> I'd like to know how to navigate places I don't know. I never did 
>>> this much with my cane, but Gypsy has changed that for me and I'm 
>>> finding I want to get out more. I want to do things like go to 
>>> concerts at the melbourne recital centre and St pauls in Melbourne. 
>>> Problem is,  I don't know   how, and getting a taxi from the station 
>>> to  those places is not possible due to the short distance. I could  
>>> ask the public but that's taking a risk.
>>> I contacted my guide dog school and they sent an instructor out. But 
>>> we just didn't jell. He couldn't seem to understand that I cant hear 
>>> the audio lights, unless I'm touching it which is not possible when 
>>> a lot of people are around. They also gave me such a huge amount of 
>>> info like the whole route in one hit and I couldn't follow the 
>>> directions due to struggling to process his info in a noisy train 
>>> station. And to top it off, Gypsy seemed to pick up on all this, 
>>> stopped and wouldn't move with out a lot of coaxing, and the 
>>> instructor told me I wasn't supporting my dog. Gypsy has never 
>>> reacted like this before or since.
>>> I'm thinking of contacting the alternative school just for o and m 
>>> purposes, or finding another solution on my own that will actually 
>>> work for me.
>>> Even catching trains can be a challenge although I have my systems 
>>> in place. I always ask for assistance from the station as I cant 
>>> hear the anouncements.
>>> Thanks for taking the time to read my rather lengthy email.
>>> Steph
>>>
>>>
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