I crossed a road where there was work being done recently and noticed
the cones, not because I touched them but that they deadened the sound
as I approached them, and I knew there had been some put somewhere on
the roadway.
Carol P
On 02/05/2016 21:24, Steve Nutt wrote:
Hi Les,
You can't tell always that a lamp post is two feet away from you, merely by
knowing your surroundings. You also can't tell without echo location, if
any solid obstacle that is unfamiliar to you is there. But I can tell you
that without hardly thinking about it, I hear anything solid, including
overhanging branches. I am totally blind and have never found an
overhanging branch with my head, as have some blind people <Smile>. That has
to be echo location.
As I said in an earlier message, weather can affect it, wind, fog, snow.
I'd say you're right though, it works to within about 10 metres.
All the best
Steve
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But how much of that is echo location, as opposed to being aware of your
surroundings?
Would be good to get Steve's input, as he says he practises it.
CJ &AA MAY writes:
> I was never even aware I was using echo location until it came into the
limelight a few years back when a tv company spotlighted a man in America>
with exceptional echo location abilities.
> The more I think about it, the more aware I become on how much I use it.
> When working my dog I "sense" when the shoreline comes closer or further
away which helps me identify where I am in a busy shopping precinct andwhen > to give instructions for my dog to find the door I want; > > In
Marks & Spencers, for example, I walk through the clothing department but >
can "sense" when the area opens up into the food hall and know when to >
direct my dog off to the right to find the counters; > > When alighting
from a train at Deal, I walk along the platform and can > "sense" when I
walk under the bridge and I know to turn my dog off to find > the steps to
cross same. These are just a few of the examples of when I find > echo
location helpful. But I don't possess it to the extent that the > American
guy has (whose name I have forgotten) and clicking doesn't really > do much
for me.
>
> But I suspect that subconsciously this is why traditionally the blind man
taps his cane and I do know several blind men who like to wear metaltipped > shoes because of the sound they create.
>
> However, it only has to be a windy day or for me to have an ear
infection, > to which I am prone in the winter, and it all goes out of the
window! I do > still go out but have to rely entirely on my dog and I find
this really > stressful and there are nearly always little minor disasters.
>
> Alison
>
>
>
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