[Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello from Dick!

Dick Carlson dick.carlson0428 at earthlink.net
Sat Nov 6 18:10:26 UTC 2010 

Thanks!
I'll keep that in mind.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom" <tom.cramer1 at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello from Dick!


> Well, speaking as a young guy who was never using his cane as a kid, I'd 
> even say that he doesn't go out with you unless that cane is in his hand 
> and he uses it all the time.
> Sometimes the best travel teachers are the ones who just use common sense 
> rather than deegrees.
> I'm not a good cane traveler now, so make him use his cane as much as 
> possible.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dick Carlson" <dick.carlson0428 at earthlink.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 7:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello from Dick!
>
>
>> Hey, I like that idea.
>> I have him a lot this weekend, so we will do some stuff like that.
>> And I might even encourage him to not hold my arm at times.
>> Maybe we can play some kind of tag game where he has to chase me or 
>> something around and he can use his cane.
>>
>> In fact, I'm getting the materials on the table for the collage so that 
>> we can do some tomorrow.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 3:36 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello from Dick!
>>
>>
>>> Hi Dick,
>>>
>>> You are doing just fine with your nephew.  Having him take his cane with 
>>> him
>>> while he walks using sighted guide is just fine.  That is great that you 
>>> are
>>> encouraging him to use the cane to learn about his surroundings.  When 
>>> you
>>> are at home or out and about, you can encourage him to use it by setting 
>>> up
>>> the situation.  For example, let's say he is sitting on the couch and 
>>> you
>>> would like him to come over to where you are and there are boxes all 
>>> over
>>> the floor from some project you are working on.  Ask him to come over to 
>>> you
>>> to help you and suggest that he use his cane because there is a lot of 
>>> stuff
>>> in the way.  You can do this when you are out and about.  You can also
>>> direct him to go over to an object that you would like him to see and
>>> encourage him to use the cane to get there.  This can work in the store 
>>> too.
>>> In any of these situations, you want to be sure that he will be safe and
>>> have a positive experience.  Keep in mind that having the cane touch 
>>> things
>>> along the way is what is supposed to happen.  I am always amazed at how 
>>> many
>>> people yell out to me that I am going to bump into something.  They just 
>>> do
>>> not get it that I have to touch it with my cane or some body part in 
>>> order
>>> to get around it.  Maybe some day we will have a can that can help use 
>>> help
>>> us keep a reasonable distance away from object so that we can glide 
>>> around
>>> them.  But then on the other hand, we would miss out on so many
>>> environmental clues that help us navigate our environment as well as 
>>> help us
>>> build a picture of the world around us.
>>>
>>> Another good activity is to talk about the activities you have done in 
>>> the
>>> past, i.e. earlier today, yesterday, last week, etc.  Have him describe 
>>> what
>>> he did, what did he hear, touch, smell, enjoy, dislike, etc.  You want 
>>> to do
>>> this in a conversational way.  You can ask questions such as, what was 
>>> that
>>> tree we were looking at last Sunday?  You looked like you were having 
>>> fun
>>> this afternoon on the swing, what did you enjoy about it?  Didn't the 
>>> sun
>>> and wind feel great today when we were...?  Of course he will at first 
>>> give
>>> you one word answers, but ask additional questions that encourage him to
>>> describe his experience.  Have him describe to his mom and others what 
>>> he
>>> did.
>>>
>>> You are doing a great job with your nephew, keep up the good times.
>>>
>>> Have a great day.
>>>
>>> Annette
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dick 
>>> Carlson
>>> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 1:01 AM
>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello from Dick!
>>>
>>> Hey everyone,
>>>
>>> Gosh, it's been a couple of weeks or so since I've written, hasn't it? 
>>> Much
>>> has happened, including a very bad cold that I've had for a good week 
>>> plus.
>>> It's been a very bad flu season around here, and not only did I get 
>>> sick,
>>> but my young nephew Willy got sick afterwards.  Needless to say, we've 
>>> not
>>> been able to do a lot in the past few weeks.
>>>
>>> Anyway, this past weekend, we had a fantastic week!  I'm able to spend 
>>> more
>>> time with him now that I'm no longer sick.  And...the first thing he 
>>> asked
>>> me about doing was to work on that picture.  He calls the collage a 
>>> picture,
>>> and you know, that's what it is.
>>>
>>> So, this past Sunday, we had a day that was really good.
>>>
>>> We began by going to the park.  Willy sure loves that park.  He loves to
>>> swing, so he swung for a while.  We also just went for a little bit of a
>>> walk while at the park, and that was fantastic.
>>>
>>> Will wasn't very sure about taking his cane.  I asked if he wanted to 
>>> take
>>> it and he said he really didn't because he really doesn't know how to 
>>> use
>>> it.  I told him to take it along anyway and if he wanted to use it, he
>>> could.  Is that good?  And, is it OK to just let him hold my arm when we
>>> walk?  I don't know how much to have him use his cane by himself if he
>>> doesn't know a lot about it.  I know how it should work but don't know 
>>> how
>>> much to make him walk without me.   He used it some to feel how high 
>>> things
>>> were and where things were located though, and I thought that was good!
>>>
>>> I then went with Will to a store where we could get something for his
>>> "Picture." :-)  We got little stones, beads, etc.  It was kind of fun
>>> because we even chose a few small pieces of things I'd not thought 
>>> about.
>>>
>>> We then went back home and he was fascinated by the sounds of airplanes 
>>> we
>>> heard.  And, that gave me an idea.  Willy and I made a paper airplane. 
>>> I
>>> was telling him how we used to make them when I was a kid.  He loved it. 
>>> I
>>> don't think he totally got the grasp of it, but that was fine.  He 
>>> enjoyed
>>> it.
>>>
>>> We finally worked some on the collage.  Tomorrow, I don't work and we're
>>> going to add to the picture.  That's going a lot better.  He's picking 
>>> out
>>> the material or paper or fabric and is choosing places where he thinks 
>>> they
>>> can go.  That's great, huh?
>>>
>>> This collage idea was a great one!!  He's beginning to swee what can be
>>> done.
>>>
>>> Dick
>>>
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