[Mn-abs] Freedom for the Blind

Kelby Carlson kelbycarlson at usfamily.net
Fri Jan 7 12:50:31 UTC 2011


How does one learn a new environment--especially a city or a 
campus--without formal mobility training? This is one of the 
point's that intrigued me about the book.  Is it simply a matter 
of practice, or are there specific things one does?

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Arielle Silverman <nabs.president at gmail.com
>To: Minnesota Association of Blind Students List 
<mn-abs at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:16:33 -0600 (CST)
>Subject: Re: [Mn-abs] Freedom for the Blind

>I think anyone can benefit from a training center, but whether it
>should trump other priorities or goals is a difficult question.  
I
>deferred my training until after college because I got a 
competitive
>scholarship right out of high school and wasn't able to take a 
break
>between high school and college without losing it.  I often 
struggled
>with the question of whether I should take time off from college 
to
>attend the center or wait until after graduation.  In the end I 
waited
>until after graduation and I was fine, but I also think the 
training I
>got enhanced my later experience with going to grad school in a 
new
>state, learning a new campus without formal mobility training, 
etc.  If
>you feel you have time in your life to attend a center for even a 
few
>months I'd say go for it, but if right now you have other 
priorities
>and you feel good about your skills, I'd agree that just making a
>point of practicing and learning new things on your own is a 
good,
>solid plan.

>Arielle

>On 1/6/11, Jordan Richardson <lilrichie411 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Kelby,

>> It's great that you were raised in the mainstream and have a 
large skill
>> set.  You are also very intelligent and, you say yourself, that
>> self-advocacy is one of your strong suits.  I believe that, 
given these
>> circumstances, you may very well not need a trainning center.  
What you need
>> is to simply use those skills in the real world, and college is 
a great
>> opportunity to do this.  I, personally, believe that a program 
at a
>> trainning center is mostly for those who haven't had some of the 
experiences
>> you and I, for example have had growing up.  If what you are 
looking to do
>> is pollish your skills, what you need is to put those skills to 
use at home,
>> at college, and generally at life.  That is not to say that 
trainning is not
>> an option, because some people really need it, but you have to 
ask yourself,
>> "do I need 'rehabilitation'?"  If you truly look back and say "I 
was
>> 'habilitated' as a child," you may not necesarily need a 
trainning program.
>> All in all, it is a personal choice that you have to make 
yourself, however,
>> that is not to say you can't ask for advice.

>> Just my two cents,
>> Jordan
>> mabs president

>> On 6 January 2011 21:32, Kelby Carlson 
<kelbycarlson at usfamily.net> wrote:

>>> That's good to know.  I'm already applying to colleges and 
auditioning for
>>> music scholarships, so I'm not sure I'll attend a training 
center.  I
>>> simply
>>> don't know when I thd have the time, and I'm not convinced I 
have the
>>> need.
>>>  (I'm not saying I'm all that special, just that I was raised 
very
>>> mainstream in a normal family and have a big skill-set.)


>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com
>>>> To: "Minnesota Association of Blind Students List"

>>> <mn-abs at nfbnet.org

>>>> Date sent: Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:13:02 -0600 (CST)
>>>> Subject: Re: [Mn-abs] Freedom for the Blind


>>> Kelby,


>>> If you got a cane when you were one year old, you definitely

>>> benefited from the work we did in the 1970's and 1980's

>>>> to get canes into the hands of younger kids.


>>> Perhaps others can answer this question better than I, but I

>>> would say that most blind pdople spend some time in a

>>>> training center after high school.  Some of the time would be

>>> used to brush up and solidify the skills you already have,

>>>> and if you already have good skills in some areas, more time can

>>> be spent on areas where more work would be

>>>> helpful.  This is the time in your life when you have the most

>>> flexibility to do something like this.  I don't know your

>>>> background but others here know you better and might be able to

>>> give you a more personalized answer.

>>> Best regards,


>>> Steve Jacobson


>>> On Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:23:44 -0600 (CST), Kelby Carlson wrote:


>>>  Steve,


>>>  Just to clarify.  I received a cane when I was only one year 
old,
>>>>> and have been using one all of my life.  Using the cane itself 
is
>>>>> very natural.  I simply need to become more accustomed to 
walking
>>>>> by myself, which I have done but would like to do more.


>>>  I really think I'm getting your position on pushing for change.
>>>>> Working in groups myself, I know how essential working in that
>>>>> kind of a frame of mind is.


>>>  Here's a question I'd like to pose to the list, though I don't
>>>>> know if the answers will change my mind.  It's been suggested to
>>>>> me that I should attend a training center for a several month
>>>>> period, but I'm really not sure that's necessary at this point.
>>>>> Yes, there are areas in my life that need to be more 
independent.
>>>>> I suspect that will happen when I begin college, as I am
>>>>> naturally an advocate for myself and usually just require a 
nudge
>>>>> if that.  I've been trained in mobility and technology and am
>>>>> proficient.  My daily living skills could perhaps be imprved, 
but
>>>>> I believe the same could be said of most high school students.
>>>>> What do you guys think?


>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com
>>>>>> To: "Minnesota Association of Blind Students List"

>>>>> <mn-abs at nfbnet.org

>>>>>> Date sent: Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:37:52 -0600 (CST)
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Mn-abs] Freedom for the Blind


>>>  Keldy,


>>>  While I think that we have learned to try to explain our

>>>>> positions more rather than just lay them out, I don't think that
>>>>> we have ever been as inflexible as

>>>>>> some made us out to be.  Often, I have heard it explained that

>>>>> blind people come to the Federation and are then all taught to
>>>>> jump to the beat of a single

>>>>>> drum.  What I don't think some have understood is that most of 
us

>>>>> have become a part of the NFB because we found something there
>>>>> that reinforced what

>>>>>> we already thought.  After joining, I certainly learned things

>>>>> that changed my mind on some issues, but I also worked within 
the
>>>>> organization to change other

>>>>>> minds as well.  I used a folding cane for a good while into my

>>>>> membership in the NFB, and there were those who told me I should
>>>>> use a straight cane.  At

>>>>>> that point, their approach didn't work for me because partly 
they

>>>>> never explained why, and partly because nobody was going to tell
>>>>> me what to do even

>>>>>> though I was a committed member.  <smile>  It took standing in

>>>>> the middle of Hennepin with that little piece of pipe to change
>>>>> my mind.  Some have

>>>>>> believed that we never debate.  They have not been at some of 
our

>>>>> conventions or read some of our e-mail lists.  However, we try
>>>>> hard to pull together

>>>>>> once a decision is made.  I will support an issue in terms of

>>>>> working for the NFB even if I voted against it knowing that 
means
>>>>> others who may not support

>>>>>> an issue of mine will do the same when the vote goes my way.

>>>>> Some see that as inflexibility.  I think, though, that you will
>>>>> find that each of us has taken a

>>>>>> different path to get to where we are now, and that our reasons

>>>>> for being here include getting encouragement ourselves, having a
>>>>> place to go with our

>>>>>> questions, and to gry to make life better for those blind people

>>>>> who come after us.


>>>  I did not know that "sighted guide" is now being taught to be

>>>>> used in conjunction with the cane.  When I learned it, one was
>>>>> specifically told to remain a

>>>>>> step or so behind the person whose arm one had to give oneself

>>>>> warning that a step up or down was coming.  One would feel the
>>>>> elbow rise or fall giving

>>>>>> one a little time to react.  I am glad to see that has 
apparently

>>>>> changed, and who knows, we may have affected that on some level.
>>>>> During my lifetime, I

>>>>>> can remember when we were considered to be crazy to think that

>>>>> the cane should be given to elementary students.  Some even felt
>>>>> that middleschool or

>>>>>> junior was too soon for the cane.  Stil, it has become pretty

>>>>> mainstream to introduce kids to canes when they are young, now.
>>>>> Some issues such as getting

>>>>>> canes to kids we advocated for a long time and we felt it was

>>>>> important enough to push.  Some could have seen that as
>>>>> inflexible, but it was the only way to

>>>>>> get thinking to change.


>>>  You asked about walking less using sighted guide.  What I have

>>>>> found over time is that I am more aware of my surroundings when 
I
>>>>> am not walking sighted

>>>>>> guide.  If someone is showing me around a college campus, for

>>>>> example, I will retain a lot more if I am walking with the 
person
>>>>> but walking independently.

>>>>>> That may not be true for everyone, but it is for me.  Using a

>>>>> cane and refining those skills requires some instruction as you
>>>>> have already had, but practice is

>>>>>> what will make using a cane second nature for you.  The more you

>>>>> use it, the more natural it will all feel.  There are going to 
be
>>>>> times when it is simply more

>>>>>> practical to walk sighted guide with someone, but what I always

>>>>> wanted to shoot for was knowing that I was choosing to walk with
>>>>> someone rather than

>>>>>> feeling I couldn't do it any other way.  In my case, I had to

>>>>> force myself to walk alone more, especially in the beginning, so
>>>>> that I could build my confidence

>>>>>> as a traveler and have the use of a cane feel natural.  It 
didn't

>>>>> mean that I never took an arm, but it was something I tried to
>>>>> keep in the forefront of my mind.

>>>>>> If I found that it was a pattern to walk with someone when I 
went

>>>>> to a certain place, I would try to find a reason to do it alone
>>>>> sometime or to at least walk

>>>>>> separately so that I would know I could do it.


>>>  In short, I think that the picture sometimes painted of NFB

>>>>> members has been wrong, but there is also no doubt that we have
>>>>> worked hard to change some

>>>>>> things and change isn't always easy for some to accept.  I hope

>>>>> you keep asking questions here.  It is good for all of us.


>>>  Best regards,


>>>  Steve Jacobson


>>>  On Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:04:29 -0600 (CST), Kelby Carlson wrote:


>>>   Steve,


>>>   Thank you so much for your thoughtful, well-considered and
>>>>>>> articulate response to my questions.  I'll be candid here.  I've
>>>>>>> been, for a long while, somewhat innoculated against the NFB
>>>>>>> because of what some perceive to be their faults.  (One of which
>>>>>>> is lack of compromise and inflexibility.) It is obvious from
>>>>>>> talking to people on this list and from beginning to read NFB
>>>>>>> literature, that this is most definitely not the case.  My
>>>>>>> mobility training has been very good.  Humorously enough, when I
>>>>>>> was trained to use sighted guide as a child I have always been
>>>>>>> trained to use my cane while taking someone's arm  I did not
>>>>>>> even realize, until you said something, that blind people would
>>>>>>> use sighted guide without the use of their cane.  However, I 
have
>>>>>>> begun to believe that I must decrease my use of sighted guide.  
I
>>>>>>> want to be as independent a traveler as I can, and I believe
>>>>>>> learning to follow independently is an important skill.  I
>>>>>>> attended the Circle of Life Science Camp in 2005, and gained
>>>>>>> knowledge of doing this.  Do you think beginning to practice 
this
>>>>>>> more would be a good idea?


>>>   I actually decided to request a white cane this morning, and 
I'm
>>>>>>> very excited to begin experimenting with it.  I also applied for
>>>>>>> a mentor on NFB link so I easily ask questions like this and
>>>>>>> start to network.  It's rather amazing how empowering taking
>>>>>>> these simple steps can feel.


>>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>> From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com
>>>>>>>> To: "Minnesota Association of Blind Students List"

>>>>>>> <mn-abs at nfbnet.org

>>>>>>>> Date sent: Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:41:14 -0600 (CST)
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Mn-abs] Freedom for the Blind


>>>   Keldy,


>>>   To some degree, whether you use a folding cane or straight 
cane,

>>>>>>> and even the length you use, is a personal preference.  If you
>>>>>>> have already given some

>>>>>>>> thought, as you indicate, as to whether using a folding cane

>>>>>>> hides your blindness, I think you are off to a good start.


>>>   I remember clearly the day I decided I was going to no longer 
use

>>>>>>> a folding cane as my main cane.  It was winter, and I was
>>>>>>> crossing Hennepin Avenue at

>>>>>>>> Seventh Street in downtown Minneapolis.  I even remember I was 
on

>>>>>>> the south side of Seventh walking west.  About half way across
>>>>>>> Hennepin, my cane

>>>>>>>> suddenly became noticeably lighter.  A half second later, I 
heard

>>>>>>> the clattering and rolling of small pipes on the surface of
>>>>>>> Hennepin.  It took a second for me

>>>>>>>> to put the two observations together that my folding cane had

>>>>>>> broken, and what I was hearing were the sections of my folding
>>>>>>> cane hitting the street and

>>>>>>>> rolling away from me.  There I was, standing in the middle of

>>>>>>> Hennepin Avenue during rush hour with a 12-inch piece of pipe in
>>>>>>> my hand.  Needless to say, I

>>>>>>>> did get across the street, and some others assisted me in

>>>>>>> tracking down the sections of my cane that I hadn't found 
myself.
>>>>>>> I managed to temporarily get my

>>>>>>>> cane to stay together until I got back to my college dorm.


>>>   Even with this experience, though, I have used a folding cane 
on

>>>>>>> several occasions since.  Even the telescoping canes, which 
would
>>>>>>> not have likely

>>>>>>>> broken as did the one I described above, are much more likely to

>>>>>>> be broken when people trip over them because the section nearest
>>>>>>> the ground is thinner.

>>>>>>>> This has happened to me on a number of occasions.  Still, I do

>>>>>>> keep a telescoping cane as a backup when I travel.


>>>   Dave Andrews has described how to get a cane into and out of a

>>>>>>> car, and he has mentioned placing it between the seat and the
>>>>>>> window on an airplane.

>>>>>>>> The fact is that the airlines probably would prefer it if we

>>>>>>> would all use folding canes, but the regulations do permit canes
>>>>>>> to be placed between the seat and

>>>>>>>> the window if it can be made to lay next to the body of the 
plane

>>>>>>> without sticking up.  There is a bit of a trick to doing this,
>>>>>>> too, but one masters it fairly

>>>>>>>> quickly.  I find if I get my cane situated right away that the

>>>>>>> airline very rarely asks me about it.  One compromise I make is
>>>>>>> that if I can't get a window seat, I

>>>>>>>> will still place my cane along the window but will use a folding

>>>>>>> cane during the flight so I don't have to disturb the passenger
>>>>>>> sitting by the window.  The

>>>>>>>> airlines have to live by regulations, too, so one should not 
feel

>>>>>>> apologetic about using a straight cane as long as one knows what
>>>>>>> to do with it.  What airlines

>>>>>>>> do not understand is that the time a blind person is on a plane

>>>>>>> when traveling independently is generally a small part of our
>>>>>>> total travel experience.  Traveling

>>>>>>>> to the airport, through security and to the gate and then doing

>>>>>>> the same thing at the other end requires that we have a
>>>>>>> comfortable and reliable way to

>>>>>>>> travel.


>>>   The other reason I like to have a backup cane when I travel is

>>>>>>> that there have been occasions when my straight cane has been
>>>>>>> dammaged by elevator

>>>>>>>> doors and such.  There are somethings that no cane will survive.


>>>   While talking about traveling, I'd like to make a comment 
about

>>>>>>> traveling with other people.  You mentioned in another note that
>>>>>>> you are traveling with your

>>>>>>>> mother, for example.  This can be another area where each of us

>>>>>>> has to seek our own solutions.  I have traveled with blind
>>>>>>> persons who always walk by

>>>>>>>> themselves, who can follow independently and have no problem 
with

>>>>>>> that at all.  Particularly in an airport, one often finds
>>>>>>> themselves in the position where

>>>>>>>> they have the cane in one hand and their luggage in the other.

>>>>>>> Still, I personally find it somewhat difficult to travel and 
talk
>>>>>>> to someone else at the same

>>>>>>>> time.  For the record, I can usually walk and chew gum.  <smile

>>>>>>> I will often take the arm of the person I am traveling with, 
even
>>>>>>> if they are as blind as I am,

>>>>>>>> simply because it is easier for me to carry on a conversation

>>>>>>> without having to think about where they are.  However, when I
>>>>>>> take the arm of another

>>>>>>>> person, I do not follow the "Sighted guide" process of walking a

>>>>>>> step behind them.  Rather, I continue using my cane taking
>>>>>>> responsibility for my own

>>>>>>>> protection, regardless of whether the other person is blind or

>>>>>>> sighted.  If I am walking with someone and I trip on a curb, it
>>>>>>> should be my fault and not theirs.

>>>>>>>> Particularly with parents who tend to feel responsible for their

>>>>>>> kids, and I say this not just as a blind person but also as a
>>>>>>> parent, using a cane while walking

>>>>>>>> with a parent can be a good compromise.  I have also followed

>>>>>>> others in an airport before getting rid of my bag by placing my
>>>>>>> cane on the bag of the person

>>>>>>>> walking in front of me.  While this does not give me as much

>>>>>>> information about what is in front of me, generally following
>>>>>>> another person with a bag

>>>>>>>> guarantees that my path is clear.  This can be helpful when an

>>>>>>> area is carpeted, reducing ones chance of hearing the other
>>>>>>> person walk.  Of course, if you

>>>>>>>> are the person in the lead, this is not a concern at all, and

>>>>>>> often that will be the case.


>>>   As I have gotten older and my hearing less keen, I have 
gradually

>>>>>>> used longer canes to give me more warning of objects in front of
>>>>>>> me.  I resisted doing this

>>>>>>>> for many years because of the inconvenience of knowing what to 
do

>>>>>>> with the cane when it is not in use.  Mostly, I have found that
>>>>>>> it just isn't the problem

>>>>>>>> that I thought it would be.  A responsible blind person will try

>>>>>>> to be aware of whether one's cane is sticking out in an aisle at
>>>>>>> a restaurant for example.  We all

>>>>>>>> make the occasional mistake along those lines, but I don't think

>>>>>>> that my use of a straight cane gives me license to inconvenience
>>>>>>> or endanger someone

>>>>>>>> else.  With a little care, this doesn't have to happen.  There

>>>>>>> may still be times when you may find a folding cane to be 
useful.
>>>>>>> For example, some folding

>>>>>>>> bleachers such as you find in a gym can make dealing with a

>>>>>>> straight cane more of a challenge.  However, I cannot honestly
>>>>>>> remember the last time I really

>>>>>>>> felt that I should have used a folding cane.  The times when I

>>>>>>> really want to fold one up just don't happen very often, and as
>>>>>>> you can see, I've been stung

>>>>>>>> by using a folding cane just often enough to not want to take 
the

>>>>>>> chance.


>>>   This is really great that you have brought this up on the 
list.

>>>>>>> While I have a strong belief that my choices are right for me, 
my
>>>>>>> hope here is only that you take

>>>>>>>> my experiences into account as you chart your course.  I believe

>>>>>>> our ability to travel independently as blind people is one of 
the
>>>>>>> most important skills in our

>>>>>>>> success, and having a reliable way to do it is very important,

>>>>>>> whatever that is.  I view the occasional inconvenience of 
dealing
>>>>>>> with a straight cane as being

>>>>>>>> less of a problem than what many people deal with who have

>>>>>>> contact lenses, for example.  You learn to deal with the
>>>>>>> occasional inconvenience in order to

>>>>>>>> have a reliable tool to use to travel.


>>>   Best regards,


>>>   Steve Jacobson


>>>          On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:56:12 -0600 (CST), Kelby Carlson

>>>>>>> wrote:


>>>    I was wondering if anyone else on this list has read Freedom 
for
>>>>>>>>> the Blind by James Omvig.  I am reading it now, and find much of
>>>>>>>>> what it says very good; he articulates many things I have
>>>>>>>>> believed my entire life and values my parents raised me with.


>>>    I'm almost to the section on the long white cane, and I have
>>>>>>>>> wondered about this for some time.  I understand the emotional
>>>>>>>>> power of using a long cane and the statement it makes, but it
>>>>>>>>> seems less than necessary from a pragmatic standpoint.  I prefer
>>>>>>>>> to have a cane that is able to fold not because I want to hide 
my
>>>>>>>>> blindness, but simply for convenience.  I'm rather tall, so
>>>>>>>>> having a long cane that can't fold would make it very difficult
>>>>>>>>> to travel in cars, at least I'm assuming so.  (I can't imagine
>>>>>>>>> the fits airlines could have over this.) Does anyone have
>>>>>>>>> experience with this? I'm trying to explore options right now.  
I
>>>>>>>>> want to get more involved with the larger blind community and 
I'm
>>>>>>>>> fast approaching college.  Any discussion on this would be
>>>>>>>>> awesome.



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>> lilrichie411 at gmail.com
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