[NAGDU] update on me

[andrew edgcumbe]

I fully know and understand  it is half the battle to get some of these
things.

On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 2:24 PM, Amanda Markham via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> I don't have anybody in my area who can do this for me. Which is why I
> have to get help this way.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Feb 20, 2017, at 1:29 PM, Cindy Ray via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> > via NAGDU
> > Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 11:43 AM
> > To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> > <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> > 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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> >> --
> >> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
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