[Blind-rollers] Hello!

[Tiffany Gordon]

welcome to the list. hope you like it here.

Tiffany
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sasha Ayres" <sashaallears at yahoo.co.uk>
To: <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 1:23 PM
Subject: [Blind-rollers] Hello!


> Hello!
>
> I've just joined this list and want to say hello to
> you all and to introduce myself.  My name's Sasha and
> I live in the UK.  I'm deafblind and use a power chair
> with a cane.  Or, at least I do when I can.  Sometimes
> I don't have the strength in my arm to use a cane in
> which case I just go for it and hope.
>
> I'm very glad to have found this list because blind
> wheelchair users do have so many unique challenges.  I
> had to fight with my local wheelchair service for
> years before they'd let me use a power chair.  They
> said it was not safe for a blind person to use one.
> Silly, as I couldn't use a manual really at all.  And,
> surely it's easier to use a cane with a power chair
> than with a manual one anyway.  Or am I wrong?
>
> Actually I would be interested to know how people do
> manage using manual chairs with canes.  I have a
> friend who has severe difficulty walking and is
> looking at getting a wheelchair for longer distances.
> She can't afford a power chair and because she can
> walk short distances isn't eligible for any financial
> assistance with it.  So she's looking at manuals.  Do
> people use one arm drive mechanisms to push with one
> hand and then use the cane in the other?  How do
> people get on with one arm drive?  Is there another
> way of doing it?  I'm sure she'd appreciate any tips.
>
> Well I've rambled on so will stop now but glad to have
> found this group and look forward to hearing from you
> all.
>
> Sasha
>
>
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