[IOTAList] Re: getting around in places you don't know
- From: Stephanie <naturelovingmom@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: iotalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 21:51:05 +1100
Thank you both for your replies. Yes I wear 2 hearing aids. I cant aford the
breeze right now, I am thinking of a bluetoth portable speaker for my phone or
the bone conduction headset. I thought about using an fm system but I'd found
that doesn't help with this situation. I know Gypsy will get used to places I
go, as she already can get me out the station and I didn't even work with her
much.
Thanks again,
Steph
----- Original Message -----
From: Gail the U. S. Male <gailcrowe1959@xxxxxxxxx>
To: iotalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2014 9:42 pm
Subject: [IOTAList] Re: getting around in places you don't know
>
>
> Hi Stephanie,
> Do you wear hearing aids? I am also pretty hard of hearing, and pretty
> routinely go to places I don't know, with my Guide Dog. I actually read
> from the bottom of this thread, where Donna was talking about the Trekker
> Breeze from HumanWare as an adjunct to your dog. this is a good idea, though
> is a bit expensive. One way to use the breeze, is to use a portable speaker.
> I bought my Breeze used, so, I can't speak about what comes from the
> factory. But, mine has a portable speaker, with a clip on the back, which I
> clip to the strap of the breeze, so it's under my right ear, which is my
> worst ear. Not by much, about 10 percent or so. there are some good apps
> for smart phones out there as well. also, if you do wear hearing aids, there
> is an assistive listening device, which works in conjunction with your
> hearing aids, to bring in and amplify sounds a bit better. A third
> alternative, is "bone conduction" headphones. These do not go over your
> ears, but sit just in front of your ears right about where your Jaw hinges
> open and closed. these headphones have a band, that goes on the back of the
> head, over your ears, and they're quite comfortable. they have a battery,
> which is part of the chord that would plug into a phone, or the breeze.
> there are three buttons, volume up and down, and a power button, to turn
> them on and off. Here in the u.s. you can get these for around $100. and,
> when all else fails, ask the public, it has been my experience, as a
> deaf/blind person, using a dog for well over 30 years, that most of the time
> people are more than willing to help. also once you have been there a couple
> of times, your pup will pattern herself, and she will know where she is
> going, and with some guidance from you, can get you there. That's where a
> dog is so handy! you just tell her to go outside, and she will find the door
> she is used to going out of the station from. If I can help answer any
> other questions you have, don't hesitate to ask!
> Mr. Gail Crowe, and my guide dog Fred
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephanie" <naturelovingmom@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <iotalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 1:59 AM
> Subject: [IOTAList] getting around in places you don't know
>
>
> > Hi all,
> > Hope you are all well. I have decided to write about some challenges I am
> > having, even though I am feeling rather embarrassed to do so. But I am
> > feeling a little restricted and want to know if any one has some ideas for
> > my situation. As background to the following, I am hearing impaired as
> > well as totally blind.
> > I'd like to know how to navigate places I don't know. I never did this
> > much with my cane, but Gypsy has changed that for me and I'm finding I
> > want to get out more. I want to do things like go to concerts at the
> > melbourne recital centre and St pauls in Melbourne. Problem is, I don't
> > know how, and getting a taxi from the station to those places is not
> > possible due to the short distance. I could ask the public but that's
> > taking a risk.
> > I contacted my guide dog school and they sent an instructor out. But we
> > just didn't jell. He couldn't seem to understand that I cant hear the
> > audio lights, unless I'm touching it which is not possible when a lot of
> > people are around. They also gave me such a huge amount of info like the
> > whole route in one hit and I couldn't follow the directions due to
> > struggling to process his info in a noisy train station. And to top it
> > off, Gypsy seemed to pick up on all this, stopped and wouldn't move with
> > out a lot of coaxing, and the instructor told me I wasn't supporting my
> > dog. Gypsy has never reacted like this before or since.
> > I'm thinking of contacting the alternative school just for o and m
> > purposes, or finding another solution on my own that will actually work
> > for me.
> > Even catching trains can be a challenge although I have my systems in
> > place. I always ask for assistance from the station as I cant hear the
> > anouncements.
> > Thanks for taking the time to read my rather lengthy email.
> > Steph
> >
> >
>
>
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