Have you ever wondered about the life and struggles of a blind person? Most of us have especially when we see a visually challenged person maneuvering around with the aid of a dog or cane. Sad but true, many people simply do not understand what it means when they see a person using the white with red tip blind persons cane. After all, visually impaired people refusing to give up on life have dedicated much time and effort to learn effective cane techniques.
Understandably, many folks find it hard to understand let alone accept this ability. How is all that possible? Follow along and join in on the chat, as we discuss how a blind person is able to tap their way through their sight impaired world.
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How to Help a Blind Person Find Their Way Chat
@BrendaReeves, thanks for sharing your comment. Give your mom my best, by the way, earlier this year while visiting the Hines Blind Rehab center I meet a man ninty-four years young.
A WWII vet, he had plenty of life lessons to share, and doesn't plan on slowing down anytime soon.
enjoy each and every day like its your last, you never know what tomorrow will bring.
Make it a great day, Mike :)
Very helpful article. My mother has macular degeneration and is blind in one eye and limited in the other eye. I won't be turning her loose on the street at 90 years old, but I look forward to reading your other articles on the subject. I'm sure I can pull away some useful tips.
@katiem2, your willingness to understand the trials and tribulations of the visually impaired and legally blind is truly uplifting. When you have the time, and want to get a better understanding of how blind people learn to use the information provided through the other senses. Blindfold yourself before getting dressed in the morning and see what you are missing.
I promise, it will be fun and entertaining for all, just avoid the stairs, that first one will be a doosey. :)
Best wishes, Mike
I'm enjoying learning what the average person, like myself, doesn't understand about the day to day lives and struggles of the visually impaired and blind. Now I feel comfortable addressing such people instead of avoiding them or trying not to stare. Very good public service information. Thanks :)K
@2uesday you were not foolish, quite the contrary. Many folks pay little to no attention to the way blind and visually impaired people navigate obstacles in their surroundings. Thanks for sharing your caring observations, there are many techniques folks dealing with vision problems employ every day that helps them overcome many challenges.
Your willingness to engage in the discussion, I believe will help many folks look at their surroundings just a bit differently. Pun intended.
Be well, Mike :)
2uesday I am familiar with several of the different tips for the red tipped blind person’s cane. The thing we need to keep in mind. With one of the larger tips or rollers attached to the tip of the cane. The blind person cane becomes less sensitive to tactile clues, cracks in the sidewalk etc.
For instance, have you noticed the area located where the sidewalk meets a busy intersection, or in many cases around government buildings, the entrance to a parking lot, brightly colored with a bunch of raised dots providing both visual clue for sighted people, and a tactile clue for the visually impaired?
Thanks for drawing attention to the many different ways people use their blind cane to find their way around.
Make it a great day, Mike :)