[NAGDU] Malls

[Melissa Allman]

This is another great idea if you have trusted friends and family. Also be aware there is a free app called Be My Eyes. We can call and get a volunteer who answers and can look at things through the phone camera. Keep in mind these are volunteers so it's important to both be patient and have reasonable expectations because the quality certainly varies and to my knowledge they are not required to sign any confidentiality agreement.

Melissa R. Allman
Senior Specialist, Advocacy and Government Relations
The Seeing Eye, Inc.
P.O. Box 375, Morristown, NJ 07963-0375 (mail)
10 Washington Valley Road, Morristown, NJ 07960-3412 (deliveries)
973-539-4425 ext. 1724,     Fax:  973-525-1081 mallman at SeeingEye.org  


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Hi Tracey,

I use face time all the time.  I use it at home, out shopping, cooking etc.
I have about 5 or so people with I-phones that I know I can call for help.
It is nice to call my sister if I am trying to pick out clothes, putting on make-up or have her check my hair before going out.  Best part about that is it is free.

Good luck!

-Janell
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Subject: [NAGDU] Malls

I live in New Jersey, where we have some seriously big malls.  I want to get something at my nearest mall, but I really hate going there without a sighted friend.  It's a big, loud, echoing space, and I can't make much sense of it.  I recognize sometimes when we're going back from where we just came, but mostly we just trot along passing mysterious things, following my friend.  I did go once by myself, but it was hard to get anyone to give me coherent directions.  I eventually found what I wanted, but it was not easy.

 

I also want to go to a couple places at an outdoor mall-one of those places where the stores are in a big circle around a parking lot.  That's less confusing than an inside mall, but can I use GPS to find what store I'm close to, or isn't it specific enough for that?

 

Anyway, I'm wondering if people have strategies for dealing with finding things in really big, loud malls.  

Tracy

 

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