[Blind-rollers] My Experiences

[Laura Eaves]

Hi Petra -- No, when I'm outside I always just depend on a sighted person to 
push me. I am quite afraid of falling off steps and such, mainly because I 
also have a brittle bone condition that makes me fracture bones very easily, 
so even minor trauma can do me a lot of damage.
Speaking of fear of stairways, I got a private email from a woman who said 
she herself wasn't interested in the list but was interested in passing the 
info along as she knew a person who was blind and disabled who careened down 
a flight of stairs and was killed, and there was question whether it was 
suicide. I wrote back that stairways were a fear of anyone in that man's 
condition, and even though I didn't know him personally, it was entirely 
possible it was an accident. Very very sad if a suicide. I suppose part of 
my reason for starting the list was to provide some kind of communication 
between blind and disabled persons so that those who do happen to have a 
depression problem can have someone understanding to talk to.
Anyway, thank you for your posts.
--le


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Petra van Driel" <nieuws at challenge-media.com>
To: "'Blind wheelchair users list'" <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] My Experiences


Hi Laura,

Do you use your feed outside to? And how can you gain some speed let's say
something like someone who is walking calmly. Even with my cane, I find it
hard to keep going. But the cane part is a skill I'd defenitly like to learn
better.

Best regards,
Petra

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