[NAGDU] update on me

Mon Feb 20 19:56:25 UTC 2017

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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] update on me

i am not amanda but i will answer same questions for myself I don't have
much in way of sited friends myself how can some body who is sited tell you
what todo iActually, I think Gary had good suggestions. They are probably
way better than the ones I gave.
Cindy Lou Ray
cinddyray at gmail.com
f they have not delt with blind  people in orientation. Is there any kind of
book or tips we can give those e helping us learn roots to things? also like
what is the trick to learning things to crossing streets can this be done
without an o and m instructor.

On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 2:42 PM, Cindy Ray via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> You do not have any sighted friends? Have you not taken any mobility 
> and do you use a white cane? You don't need a professional to help you 
> with it really. I hope you will really benefit from that Leader 
> course, but it is too bad you can't do that because you need constant
practice to get better.
> The less you do it, the more fearful you become. I know this from a 
> little bit of experience.
> Cindy Lou Ray
> cindyray at gmail.com
>
>
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> Markham via NAGDU
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> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] update on me
>
> I don't have anybody in my area who can do this for me. Which is why I 
> have to get help this way.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Feb 20, 2017, at 1:29 PM, Cindy Ray via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > I am wondering if those of you who have no means of woking with a 
> > professional could go out with people you know sometimes and work on 
> > this on your own. Than as you grow more confident, you can go out 
> > alone and ask for directions, ask what is where, or call places to 
> > see where they are. You might want someone to go with you at first, 
> > but if you get some ideas, you might need minimal help. For 
> > instance, mostly when you are crossing streets, if the traffic is 
> > paralle to you, you can cross. You have to be careful about turning 
> > vehicles, and many streets have buttons so that you self-actuate the 
> > light. You have to learn where the ones that get you across your
preferred street are.
> > Maybe you can walk along and find shorelines--cracks between the 
> > sidewalk and other cement, grass, rocks, whatever. You can have 
> > someone go with you to describe what and where things are so you can 
> > get some idea what you are going to encounter. Choose a place you 
> > would want to go often, then have someone go with you a couple or 
> > three times. After that, go by yourself but have them trail you so 
> > that if you get lost they can help you out of a bind. Eventually, 
> > you
> would o how to get there.
> >
> > Cindy Lou Ray
> > cindyray at gmail.com
> >
> >
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> > edgcumbe via NAGDU
> > Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 11:43 AM
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> > Cc: andrew edgcumbe <rollercoasterman86 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [NAGDU] update on me
> >
> > the thing is this I moved into town and stuff but i don't know the 
> > streets and things i can't go to the coffee shop or the pool or 
> > anything can't go for a walk inless i have somebody with me. The 
> > cnib is the main orginization here in canada but as i said it seems 
> > hard to get weekly o andm even once a week.
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 12:38 PM, Marianne Denning via NAGDU < 
> > nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Andrew, I am so sorry you can't get the training that would be 
> >> helpful to you.
> >>
> >> On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 12:22 PM, andrew edgcumbe via NAGDU < 
> >> nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi amanda I did the o and m training program at leader dogs 
> >>> actually it
> >> is
> >>> a great program. I never have gotten a guide dog yet because i 
> >>> don't feel good about my o and m skills I can't seem to get enough 
> >>> o andm here it seems it seems difficault to get them to come.  I 
> >>> am from
> > ontario canada.
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 12:18 PM, Amanda Markham via NAGDU < 
> >>> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Just heard back from the O and M instructor I worked with from 
> >>>> the Association For The Blind here in my area and she says there 
> >>>> schedules are so booked, it'll be a couple weeks before her or 
> >>>> one of the 3 other instructors can work with me. She very 
> >>>> strongly suggested I fill out the application for the accelerated 
> >>>> O and M training program at Leader Dogs For The Blind. I have 
> >>>> just submitted my application. So glad this is an option 
> >>>> available to me because this will be a week long training with work
every day.
> >>>> This will be good in the long run cause if I wait and work with 
> >>>> the instructors here, they can only work with a client once a week.
> >>>> Thanks for reading this.
> >>>> Amanda Markham
> >>>>
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