[Blind-rollers] intro & request 4 suggestions

[Jackie McBride]

Petra:

A walker is a device which provides a measure of support for folks who
can use their legs but, who, for whatever reason, need some extra
help.  There are several types--the simplest is one the person
actually lifts, another has front wheels, & a 3rd has 3 or 4 wheels.
A rollator is a rolling walker, e.g., it has 3 or 4 wheels, & also has
a seat.  I neither want nor need a seat--they make the walker too hard
to fold up & stash in a car.

I really do not wanna use a chair if I can help it--&, actually,
unless something really weird comes down, I won't.  I just refuse.  I
simply am not to the place where I need it.  I am quite strong
physically--my difficulty is w/my balance & some level of hearing
loss.

But I've gotta say I'm really frustrated & angry.  I mean, we have
systems in place where a missal launched from hundreds of miles away
can hone in on a single house & blow it to smitherenes, but we can't
(or rather won't) help blind people navigate their environment.  We're
so intent on killing our fellow human beings rather than helping
them--it truly sucks, pardon the language, please.  & as frustrated &
angry as it makes me, it makes me equally sad.  But I guess there's
nothing I can do about it so I'll shut up.

BTW, I have several e-friends in the Netherlands & I'm always amazed
at how good their English is, yours being no exception.  Thanks for
the explanation of the 1-arm drive system.

On 9/15/07, Petra van Driel <nieuws at challenge-media.com> wrote:
> Hi Jen,
>
> What do you think of this? I wouldn't recommand anything to anyone. It's so
> different what space people's conditions let them to do things. I mean, I
> don't propel my chair with my feet, but I just love to here other peoples
> experiences with it. I'm just concerned, any good advices in this hardly
> explored field might be found in search engines and make it difficult for
> others to get the chair they need, because someone who decides about the
> money isn't such a good reader as you and me. I sometimes get questions from
> these people here in the netherlands, just because I've a website for the
> blind. I mean, what makes me a good advizor. I've become so carefull.
>
> But how did you manage to almost break your wrist?
>
> Best regards, Petra
>
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