Misconceptions Of Blind And Walking Cane

In his memoir, Planet of the Blind, Stephen Kuusisto details his experience of living with a disability of sight, including his initial denial of his legally blind status. His tiring work at passing and his parents’ own denial and support of his refusal to be openly blind both stem from and reflect views of society at large. Members of Kuusisto’s life, just like many people today, ignore blindness and the challenges those with visual impairments have and continue to face. It’s not until he’s struggled for years pretending to see that he fully accepts his legal blindness and begins using a cane and a guide dog.

The individuals that were blind viewed their disability as a liability. In the first video, the girl felt restricted because she didn't know how to operate in the real world. In the second video, the girl felt very overwhelmed when she was in the big store trying to find different things. In the third video, the family felt like they didn't know how the were supposed to live their own lives with their son's disability. However, each situation adapted and learned how to live life in this way.

According to the Oxford Dictionary, the definition of blind is “unable to see; sightless” (Definition of Blind in English, 2015). However, I do not like to be put in such a box. I define blindness as merely a heightening of other senses. What do you think of when you hear the word sight? More than likely you think of shapes, colors, and objects. My idea of sight consists of many senses; smell, touch, sounds, those are the things that I “see” with. How about the word blind; what do you think of then? The most common relation to the word blind is disabled; however, we are a very abled people. Even though I carry a cane among my person I get through my daily life just as any other able-bodied human being (Question 1).

With new technology comes new ways to let disabilied people use more items. An example is, voice recognition screen readers can help peole who are blind. For instance, eye-tracking programs can make using computers simple for people who can´t move their hands.

Eagle Eyes was provided for a student who is non-verbal through a grant rewarded to a program called Special Education Service Agency (SESA). SESA works with students with low incidence disabilities. SESA came to our school with the device and trained the paraeducator working with the student and me to use the machine. SESA then followed up by offering another opportunity to travel to Anchorage and receive more training. SESA then follows up the next year to make sure that all parties are still properly using the device. Any other device provided by my district comes with the same amount of

Disability simulation is the process where an able-bodied individual assumes a position of the person with disability to try and understand what really happens in the life of a person with disability. It is offers experience that allows one to learn more about people living with disability and hopefully treat them better; have a change of perception. It gives ‘first hand’ experience on how life of person with disability really is. A day alternating as a person on the wheelchair and as assistant had so much to offer as will be illustrated below.

There is a critical shortage of guide animals for the blind and guide horses are an appropriate assistance animal for thousands of visually impaired people in the USA. In early experiments, Guide Horses have shown great promise as a mobility option, and people who have tried Guide Horses report that the Guide Horses perform exceptionally well at keeping their person safe. These friendly horses provide an experimental alternative mobility option for blind people. People who have tried Guide Horses report that the horses demonstrate excellent judgment and are not easily distracted by crowds and people.

One of our ideas that was not included in our design was an obstacle course that required Vision Impairment Goggles. This course would demonstrate how you would see the world if your occipital lobe was damaged. We did not include it in

During the second simulation, one member went outside, was blindfolded and given a household item. They had to determine what the item was and draw it, while remaining blindfolded, exposing the challenges faced by those who are blind. In a later simulation, participants were asked to trace a word on each person’s palm. The word went down the line and at the end, it was a completely different word than it

Not being able to see is a great struggle.You have to know your way around everything in order to get around safely.Losing the ability to see doesnt automatically mean you are blind.The prosess will sometimes come suddenly or may come over a period of time. The only tool that can be used to find your way around is the symbol cane which you see many blind people use.

The trials we tested were, tying shoes, walking in a straight line, and catching a ball for teens and adults. We also tested whether day or night would affect the outcome of these trials. For almost all the tests it seemed that adults had a better reaction time while wearing the goggles. As seen in the tables below the adults

During my experience on Blank 3, I was able to interact with a 19-year-old patient who had septo optic dysplasia. As I looked over her health history, I came across this diagnosis. As I did my research, I encountered that septo optic dysplasia is a condition where a child is born with early development of the brain. With this condition, one common feature that it results in, is having optic nerves that lack development. This lack of development of the optic nerves leads to having a side effect of impaired vision, which impaired vision can become severely impaired. Due to this diagnosis and gaining an understanding of what a condition like it entails, served as my platform for developing a small educational session about learning Braille.

As a person with a major visual impairment myself, I found the first video fascinating. In the video the audience is introduced to Mason, a 6-year-old boy, whom is completely blind in one eye and has only partial vision in the other. His overall visual acuity is approximately 20/300 versus the standard visual acuity of 20/20. In the video the types of technology introduced and discussed were the Mountbatten Brailler, iPad, and a Smart Board. A Mountbatten Brailler is a type of Braille machine, which in a traditional braille machine that has been equipped with audio as well as word processing capabilities. It’s particularly useful for children because of the audio responses. Mason also utilized an iPad at home and in school as an additional education tool because of the capabilities to run education games and increase the size of text and images to make it

After viewing Ben, the Blind Boy video, Ben Underwood has taught himself to use echo location to navigate around the world. Ben Underwood is blind, but has managed to do some truly extraordinary feats. For instance, he uses many common aids like speaking software for the computer. Ben has written a book and does his homework with the use of a high tech brail writer. What Ben doesn’t use, is a guide dog, a white cane or even his hands.

Kenneth, when I chose to be blind in this practice session, I did not brush my teeth. I cannot imagine how hard that would have been. You are right when you stated that being organized would have helped you. I find myself being a very organized person; however, in this practice I am not organized enough. When you mentioned that you sat outside listening the sounds passing through, If I were blind, I could see myself being more appreciative of nature’s sounds and the way everything would feel.