[nagdu] moving to a new city: suggestions?
Tracy Carcione
carcione at access.net
Fri Jan 16 13:36:20 UTC 2015
I agree with Vivianna, except I travelled so long without GPS I don't always
use it. Or I look at things with the GPS before I set out, then go without.
It's not too reliable in areas with tall buildings, anyway. If I'm just
taking a walk, I keep track of how many streets I've crossed in what
direction, and then I can backtrack, if need be. I'm sure GPS is helpful,
but I haven't found it to be a necessity.
When I moved to New York City, I got the best travel advice from other blind
people already living here.
When I moved to New Jersey and bought a house, I got a lot of good info from
the realtor about where things are in the neighborhood.
An O&M person could be useful, but is not essential. Courage and curiosity
will take you a long way.
Tracy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vivianna via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 12:21 AM
Subject: [nagdu] moving to a new city: suggestions?
> Hi All.
> Well, my whole take on this situation is completely different from what i
> have seen here so far. i have a dog in order to use her for mobility.
> when i brought her home from the school, i did not go around with my cane
> first while heeling her around. i just put the harness on and worked her
> right away.
> when i moved last march, i did not go around with my cane and learn my new
> neighborhood. i put on her harness, put BlindSquare in my ear and, off i
> went.
> when i travel to new cities, i do not go around heeling my dog until she
> gets used to things, no way, i use her as the guide she is.
> now, with all that said. if you are not comfortable just hitting the city
> right away, harness up and go around the block. don’t heel, work that
> dog. that’s what they love, their job.
> get the BlindSquare app and use it to simulate your new location and
> familiarize yourself with the streets around.
> then, put the earbuds in and go for it.
> that’s the beauty of the combination of a dog and technology.
> my dogs have all loved to do new things.
> if you feel like it, you could put a folding cane in your bag just in case
> you want to check something out but, IMO, that’s not necessary with a good
> working dog at your side.
> also, if you need to learn things like, light rail stations, campuses,
> etc. i would call around and get an O and M instructor to come out and
> show you those places.
> here, all of the light rail stations are different.
> i also had an O and M instructor come over and drive around my
> neighborhood with me so that we could cover a lot of distance and she
> could tell me about the layout of the streets. This was so that i can
> take long walks in different directions. when i moved last march, i went
> out walking the very next day after my move. it was great! i had no idea
> where i was going or what i might run into but, with GPS, you can always
> find your way home. i ended up in a parking lot and on a street with no
> sidewalk but, i also ended up back home. lol.
> i could not have done this without BlindSquare. things are so different
> now.
> When i got all my previous dogs, i did not have this luxury.
>
> Vivianna
>
> On Jan 15, 2015, at 10:48 PM, Lori Dent via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Aleeha,
>>
>> First of all, what big city are you moving to in Ohio?You have gotten
>> some good suggestions from others. I also live in Ohio in the Northeast
>> part of the state in Kent, Ohio which is a college town in the city.
>>
>> Anyways, is there anyway for you to get some time to go to that city you
>> will be moving to with a friend and get fimilular with thesurrounding
>> area in which you will be living by walking around with a friend using
>> your cane. Then once you get a little fimilular with the surrounding
>> area to where you feel more relaxed and more sure of things then you
>> could take your guide and heal him while walking the route with your cane
>> a few times or so to let your guide get used to the surrounding area
>> and be a little more comfortable when out walking in a new area in the
>> city.
>>
>> Then once your dog feels relaxed and a little more sure of himself and
>> the new surrounding area then you can try taking him out on a short walk
>> and work him in harness.
>>
>> I sure hope the move and the new change won't be to aweful stressful for
>> your dog. It's going to be an adjustment for the both of you but I'm sure
>> things will work out in the end . Good luck and keep us posted. Take
>> care.
>>
>> Lori and the Gipper
>>
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