[NAGDU] update on me

[Cindy Ray]

I am wondering if those of you who have no means of woking with a
professional could go out with people you know sometimes and work on this on
your own. Than as you grow more confident, you can go out alone and ask for
directions, ask what is where, or call places to see where they are. You
might want someone to go with you at first, but if you get some ideas, you
might need minimal help. For instance, mostly when you are crossing streets,
if the traffic is paralle to you, you can cross. You have to be careful
about turning vehicles, and many streets have buttons so that you
self-actuate the light. You have to learn where the ones that get you across
your preferred street are. Maybe you can walk along and find
shorelines--cracks between the sidewalk and other cement, grass, rocks,
whatever. You can have someone go with you to describe what and where things
are so you can get some idea what you are going to encounter. Choose a place
you would want to go often, then have someone go with you a couple or three
times. After that, go by yourself but have them trail you so that if you get
lost they can help you out of a bind. Eventually, you would o how to get
there.

Cindy Lou Ray
cindyray at gmail.com


-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of andrew edgcumbe
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Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 11:43 AM
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Cc: andrew edgcumbe <rollercoasterman86 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] update on me

the thing is this I moved into town and stuff but i don't know the streets
and things i can't go to the coffee shop or the pool or anything can't go
for a walk inless i have somebody with me. The cnib is the main orginization
here in canada but as i said it seems hard to get weekly o andm even once a
week.

On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 12:38 PM, Marianne Denning via NAGDU <
nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Andrew, I am so sorry you can't get the training that would be helpful 
> to you.
>
> On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 12:22 PM, andrew edgcumbe via NAGDU < 
> nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi amanda I did the o and m training program at leader dogs actually 
> > it
> is
> > a great program. I never have gotten a guide dog yet because i don't 
> > feel good about my o and m skills I can't seem to get enough o andm 
> > here it seems it seems difficault to get them to come.  I am from
ontario canada.
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 12:18 PM, Amanda Markham via NAGDU < 
> > nagdu at nfbnet.org
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > Just heard back from the O and M instructor I worked with from the 
> > > Association For The Blind here in my area and she says there 
> > > schedules are so booked, it'll be a couple weeks before her or one 
> > > of the 3 other instructors can work with me. She very strongly 
> > > suggested I fill out the application for the accelerated O and M 
> > > training program at Leader Dogs For The Blind. I have just 
> > > submitted my application. So glad this is an option available to 
> > > me because this will be a week long training with work every day. 
> > > This will be good in the long run cause if I wait and work with 
> > > the instructors here, they can only work with a client once a week.
> > > Thanks for reading this.
> > > Amanda Markham
> > >
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