Dear Srinivasu Rightly said that low vision people don't face as much problems in mobility as totally blind do. It is not impossible to manage without escort, I have done it myself, travelling on Nagpur Roads in student days, and even travelling all alone in trains in UP, bringing my elder sister who is herself blind with her kids from Lucknow to Nagpur, all by myself. My point is, without escort, 1. The mobility is fraught with inherent risks, sometimes of life. 2. More often than not, social dignity is compromised, as you have to fumble around. 3. Your freedom, particularly in new surroundings, is greatly curtailed.
As a result, one should opt for an escort, if one is able to afford, and escort is available, except in situations where privacy is of utmost importance. -----Original Message----- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Srinivasu Chakravarthula Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 1:25 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] Tips to manage without escort? Hi All, Honestly, I got this curiosity with recent thread raised by Rajesh. I know, there area lot of members in the group, who widely travel and I see them traveling all alone. I even see people like Jean, who never ask for help at the venues. I am curious how would people with total blindness can manage to be alone at conferences etc.Also, any of you come across tips to network with the people in the events.I don't consider myself to answer any of the above, although I travel a lot, but I could fairly see. So I don't think, this would be of any problem to people with low vision. Any tips would also help me to share with our students at NAB. Thanks a lot, -Srinivasu -- Best regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula Mobile: +91 990 081 0881 Website: http://www.srinivasu.org | http://www.learnaccessibility.org Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/VasuTweets Register for AccessIndia convention 2011(November 12-13) at: http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this email by error, please notify us by return e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The Reserve Bank of India accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. Register for AccessIndia convention 2011(November 12-13) at: http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
