[NAGDU] update on me

Amanda Markham markham73 at gmail.com
Tue Feb 21 03:30:51 UTC 2017


Right now I use BlindSquare on my iPhone. 

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> On Feb 20, 2017, at 9:49 PM, andrew edgcumbe via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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>>>>> --
>>>>> Thank you and warmest regards,
>>>>> Amanda markham
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