BlankSometimes I’ve heard of blind folks clicking their tongue as they walked to pick up the echo. Gary may remember Frank Capooga, I know I murdered that spelling, well he did that. Paul may remember him too. Chris Rasmussen From: Gary Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 2:24 AM To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: Short Notice: NPR Program on Echo Location That’s why Coach Heatherington may have had us tap our canes, so that we could hear the echo. However, when I was at the Center in Kalamazoo, my Mobility Instructor named Suky told me to be as quiet as I can, and that she didn’t want to hear me; and she showed me to use the touch-slide method, rather than the touch method. When I was a kid when I would walk, I used to wonder if I could see, because I noticed the tree in front of me, but I really heard it, because that would block the other sounds, and so I know it was there. I think maybe that’s what it means too, because objects in our path block our paths. From: Marie Reh Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 2:30 PM To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: Short Notice: NPR Program on Echo Location When I was working at M S B there was a young man there that would walk around slapping his feet as he walked. He did that for echo location, because he was too busy talking to whomever he was walking with. Marie 72 From: msb-alumni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:msb-alumni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vickie Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 4:18 AM To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: Short Notice: NPR Program on Echo Location Thanks Marcia for the link. I downloaded it and listened to the first half. It was indeed interesting. I know we know a lot of folks like Adam, and some of us laughed and teased them too. Kids are really tough on each other. We are so blessed to have had the training and experiences we had at MSB and for me and tony, even before MSB. When I first came to Arizona, back in 2003, my cousin Gary, asked if I still rode a bike. He said that I rode around their street, went by parked cars, etc. I didn’t remember doing that, but I supposed maybe I did, if he said I did. He was so amazed and he was still amazed at my mobility skills when we saw each other again in 2003. We stayed on a ranch and he parked his motor home next to us and I played with the dogs, and walked around freely and that’s, I guess, what amazed him. So, seems you can never teach your relatives enough about the abilities of blind people. Take care all. Vickie rolison From: Marcia Moses Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2015 6:06 PM To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: Short Notice: NPR Program on Echo Location There’s also a program from This American Life, covering the same subject. This is also associated with the same program called Invisibelia. I have the program, and will upload it to my Drop Box Public folder in a few minutes. I hope I can provide the link to the list. Marcia From: Steve Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2015 7:08 PM To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [msb-alumni] Short Notice: NPR Program on Echo Location There is a program on NPR called Invisible that talks about a blind person using echo location by making a clicking noise. I don't know when it is on your local stations; but it is on WUOM-91.7 tonight at 8:00 EST January 26. It can be heard on their website as well, michiganradio.org. If you think education is difficult, try being stupid ! Steve Lansing, MI --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com