[nabs-l] the use of sighted guide technique

[Arielle Silverman]

Hi Kelsey,

I think it's fine to go sighted guide with someone from your chorus if
you want. However, there might also be times when it is easier to walk
around on your own, if someone isn't available to guide you or if you
want to go somewhere that your companions aren't going. Anybody can
show you how to find your way around the church or the surrounding
neighborhood, not just a mobility instructor. The first time you go
there, you can simply ask to follow behind someone who is with you, or
a family member, without doing sighted guide. This will help you to
identify auditory or tactile landmarks that you can use to remember
where things are. You can also ask the person you are following to
give you verbal directions the first time you walk through or to point
out landmarks for you. Also, it is OK to walk around the church
without knowing exactly where you are going, and then ask people for
directions along the way, even people you don't know.
Good luck and enjoy,
Arielle

On 8/9/13, Joseph Hudson <jhud7789 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Kelsey, I do agree Sattig guide is faster. And it does not take that
> long to teach somebody how to do it I don't even matter of seconds for
> somebody else me and I felt very comfortable about it. Every once in a while
> though you will run into that one person that doesn't feel comfortable with
> Linda hold their arm. As for mobility is best that you get somebody in your
> family that knows what's ECUs in order to find stuff and get them to
> teaching that way you're not that confused or even a friend that matter.
>
> Joseph Hudson
> Email
> jhud7789 at yahoo.com Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 9, 2013, at 3:50 PM, Kelsey Nicolay <piano.girl0299 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I will be joining a women's chorus very soon.  The group practices at a
>> church in my hometown.  They are on Friday evenings which means my parents
>> have to wait until rehearsal ends to go down to our camper.  My question
>> is this: I have always just went sighted guide with my family or friends
>> just because it is faster for everyone.  However, since I may have to take
>> the transit sometimes or go with another chorus momber, do you think it is
>> appropriate to use sighted guide technique with them, whether it be the
>> transit driver or another person in the group? Or should I arrange for
>> someone to show me how to get in and out of the chorch independently? If
>> so, if my mobility instructor cannot do it, how would a family member go
>> about taking over this role? I used sighted guide with my friends in my
>> college women's chohus, but I have a feeling that since this group is a
>> community group, it will be different.  What do you guwiths think?
>> Thanks,
>>
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