Hello, Finally seeing any questions from your side after so long. Being a very recent user of cane, I can't refrain myself from answering. 1. q: do you use cane for indoor mobility as well? a: yes, how can I find stares or turns without using cane? specially when I don't have any sighted guide with me. 2. q: do you need sighted assistance while using cane? a: it totally depends on the situation. some times when you are not familiar to a particular place then, there is no such cane which replace any sighted assistance. Even when so called normal people go in a building for the first time they can't prevent them selves from asking for a particular office/ place so why can't we? and yes, after getting familiar we can rock alone as well. 3. Q: how do you deal with loss of dignity while using a cane? a: I haven't experienced any such situation since I started using cane. and if people show too much sympethy then, I gentally ask them to chill.:) it is as simple as that. 4. Generally I don't use cane with either of my friends or family members but I always keep it with me in case of any emergency. And there is 1 who can't guide me properly about stares so I always use my cane with him despite of all his apprihentions. 5. when u use cane then, u are not isolated you can simpally follow your friends just by either their footsteps or voice whereas, without cane you will surely need a helping hand. and yes, if I am alone then everybuddy will address me while saying something instead of my cane:) which mostly happens when u are with a sighted person. Hope My thoughts may be of some help for you. regards
On 1/17/13, Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj10...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I hope you all are having a wonderful January. > I am always on the lookout for new mobility options. > My preferred means of independent mobility is with the help of guide dogs. > Although I do believe that it is possible to face all challenges > relating to the law, public awareness about guide dogs in India, etc, > it is equally true that this will require a lot of time and energy. > I will surely invest that time and energy at some point in the future, > but at this stage I am not in a position to take that step because I > have to concentrate on attaining my professional goals. > So, in light of the aforementioned reasons, I have started thinking > about using the white cane more extensively than I currently do. > I would be really grateful if you could answer the following > questions and help me to make an informed decision. > > 1. Do you use the cane in indoor environments like your college, > office, etc or only when you are outdoors? > 2. To what extent do you need sighted assistance in addition to your cane? > 3. What, according to you, is the best way to deal with the sympathy > and/or loss of dignity that sometimes accompanies the use of the cane? > 4. Do you use your cane when you are with your family/friends, or > only when you're alone? > 5. Do you think that using the cane sometimes makes you feel isolated > and prevents you from interacting with other people like you would if > you were with a sighted guide? > > Any other tips/views will also be appreciated. > Thanks so much in advance for your assistance. :) > > Best, > Rahul > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > 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 > > -- Ajay Minocha Mob : +91-7827188455 E mail : ajayminoc...@gmail.com ajayminocha2...@rediffmail.com Skype: ajayminocha2 Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in 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
