[NAGDU] update on me

Tue Feb 21 02:49:35 UTC 2017

i know i myself live in a quieter part of town but the thing is just trying
to find right people to help me.

On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 7:44 PM, Danielle Ledet via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Congratulations! I hear this is a great program. Glad she was upfront
> and encouraging you to do this. Cahantal, I did not iknow Pilot had a
> program also. They aught to broaden their website more and their web
> presence. Cindy, this is a great idea. Howver, I have found sighted
> people don't seem excited about using their eyes for others. My family
> couldn't see that driving did not translate the same as when walking
> the same route. I could never get them to walk routes with me! Maybe
> once I move and have friends, but I seriously doubt it. I'm alright
> with branching out on my own once I have a little information, but
> terrain is a big deal for me now. I wish fully able people were
> kinder! Gary, great advice; probably the best I ever gotten. And yes I
> put it to use, and half the battle is already won. I never shied from
> venturing out once I did it for the first time, it's just not my
> favorite preferred way to go! I hope Amanda will do this once in a
> while. I listened to a message by Joyce Meyer and she said, "Do it
> afraid!" So that's what I do with anything I am facing that's knew to
> me and it helps a lot to think this way. As Cindy said, once you have
> done something and accomplished it, like travel, since that is a
> sticking point often for us blind and visually impaired folks, it's
> easier always after that. You could also call someone ahead of time
> and let them know you are going out exploring and to keep a look out
> for you, or, say if I don't answer within the hour come looking for
> me. Be sure to ask questions like if you take cabs for rides every so
> often of what you are passing and which roads you are crossing and so
> you can have an idea of what's coming up once you leave your door.
> ALso, put something audible at your house so you can know when you
> have reached home! Is it possible for you to MapQuest somewhere yo
> want to go and then write out the directions to carry with you?
>
>
> On 2/20/17, Cindy Ray via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > It is easy to think of what we should do. In fact, we can sit around and
> > think about it a lot. Then the day has gone and it is too late to do it.
> > Don't think. Just go outside and walk around for a bit. You'll be glad
> you
> > did. Then you can go a little more. If you can't learn by yourself, if
> you
> > have no friends, if there is no one there to help you, and if you should
> get
> > outside the apartment, then you need to just do it. It may take you
> longer
> > to accomplish what ou would like to, but if you just get a start, it
> might
> > really cheer you on. If you have depression and it is going untreated,
> maybe
> > you should seek counseling? I don't know if you do or not, but you are
> > narrowing your life a lot with all of these reasons why you can't. Think
> of
> > one thing you might be able to do and give it a shot. When it is a
> success,
> > or even if it isn't but you enjoyed the effort, it will have been worth
> it.
> >
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> >
> > AA> >>> Markham via NAGDU
> >> >>> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 1:24 PM
> >> >>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
> >> >>> Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> >> >>> Cc: Amanda Markham <markham73 at gmail.com>
> >> >>> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] update on me
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 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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> >> >>>>> --
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