[Blind-rollers] hello.

[Carrie Ann Lucas]

My oldest does not push her own chair at all.  My youngest who has cerebral
palsy pushes her own chair, and is learning to use a power chair.  

Someone mentioned running into walls and furniture when trying out a power
chair.  I don't think that is unusual for new power chair users.  I had no
vision issues when I first started using a power chair, and I did those
things.  It took me about 2 weeks of full time use to become proficient.
Even now, I still put holes in the wall, and run into door frames, and do so
all my sighted chair using friends.  I going to be getting a new chair in
the next few weeks, and I will have several days of not driving well, as I
always do when I get a new chair, and that has nothing to do with vision
issues.

Carrie

-----Original Message-----
Wow. Sounds like a lot of wheelchair users in that family. How does your
youngest and oldest maneuver in their chairs?

Tiffany

P.S. I am totally blind only and I live in Arizona.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carrie Ann Lucas" <clucas at disabilitypride.com>
To: "'Blind wheelchair users list'" <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] hello.


> Hi,
>
> I'm Carrie and I live in Denver.  I am deafblind and use a power 
> wheelchair.
> I've used a wheelchair full time for 10 years. I was hard of hearing and
> lost my residual hearing and most of my vision within months of each other

> 5
> years ago.  My vision fluctuates a great deal, with a tremendous amount of
> light sensitivity, but I do have to use my residual vision for mobility 
> and
> communication.
>
> I work full-time for a disability rights organization where I am an
> attorney.  I am also a single mom with 3 kids.  My oldest is deafblind and
> uses a wheelchair, but she is not independently mobile.  My youngest has 
> low
> vision, and is learning to use a power wheelchair.  My middle has no 
> sensory
> disabilities, and no mobility disability, but has other disabilities.
>
> Carrie
>
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