[Social-sciences-list] Marching

[RuthClaire Weintraub]

Congratulations, Christine. I am going to forward this to a friend in
Georgia, with your permission, who is blind and recently became the human
of a Guide. I suspect he will have some insight into how to handle this one.

On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 4:16 AM, Christine Szostak <
szostak.1 at buckeyemail.osu.edu> wrote:

> **
> Hi All,
>   I just recently was offered and chose to accept an assistant
> professorship position in a small Christian liberal arts university and was
> told that I will need to march in a number of ceremonies such as
> convocations...
>
>   Because I chose, for various reasons not to  attend graduation for my
> PhD, it has been a really long time since I have had to march in one of
> these ceremonies, and the last time I did so, I still had a little of my
> vision.
>
>   My question is therefore, how do those of you without any vision, and
> especially those with guide dogs, handle marching? For example, how do you
> ensure you keep in line and at the correct pace with the procession? Do you
> use sited guide or your dog? Any suggestions, information, tips, or advice
> regarding these issues or other issues relating to marching without vision
> would be sincerely appreciated!
> With very warm regards,
> Christine
> A soon to be Georgian!
> Christine M. Szostak, PhD
> Psychologist, Instructor, and Professional Consultant
> http://findingthevision.wikidot.com
> http://researchconsulting.wikidot.com
>
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