John,
When I was at CMP, The Canco Road Service Center organized an annual Day
in the Summer thru something named CHAMPUS. All the activities were health
and safety related.
One activity outdoors had a Small Course marked out with large Orange and
Silver Cones. A 4 - Wheeled Golf Cart was our Vehicle.
Each " Driver " would drive thru the course with their own prescription
Eyeglasses if they wore Glasses.
Then they tried driving thru again wearing a set of Goggles with a Drop-in
Fogged or Smoky Lens,
simulating having drank a Full Glass or Can of BEER.
Very Convincing !!!
Dennis
On Apr 23, 2019 9:38 PM, "John Brooking" <johnbrooking4@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It's too bad you won't be available, Kathy. I totally get about not
loaning out the goggles to non-staff. Do you think there's anyone else in
your office who might consider giving us maybe 2 hours of their time, or do
you know where else we might be able to borrow a pair? It does seem like a
great activity for Together Days, to accomplish some of the kind of empathy
of an immersion experience but without the extra challenge and liability of
the usual immersion activity in the Together Days context. I would the
goggles would be very doable in a small safe area we could rope off.
Regarding the video, we could post that on our Facebook page anytime! Is
that okay with you, Carson, and Kathy, should we ask Caitlyn as well?
On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 3:57 PM Kimberly Tarbox <
dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thank you Kathy. This is exactly why we are reaching out. We will take
your recommendations under advisement and rethink when and how to tackle an
immersion day.
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On Apr 18, 2019, at 3:40 PM, Carson Wood <cwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:On Behalf Of Clarrage, Katherine C.
Thank you for coming to the rescue Kathy.
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Subject: [wsmac] Re: Mini Immersion Day
This is an ambitious endeavor. My initial reaction would be I'm not
Together Days weekend just because this town is extra crazy with all the
hub-bub that weekend. Next thought is there might be videos (as Carson
referenced) that could be shown...although a quieter venue (public safety
conference room?) might be a better place to view this video and then if
folks desired, a guided walk (with a trained Orientation & Mobility
Specialist) could be offered...otherwise I think you are putting folks
(guides and guided in a potentially liability situation). I would like to
strongly remind the group that the vast majority of visually impaired folks
have low vision, not the portrayed total blindness...so if a trained
professional were to assist you in this project and IF you wanted feet on
the street, we do have some simulation goggles that could be used for such
a demo.
I know quite a few years ago now, O&M instructors and folks from AlphaOne did an awesome feet on the streets (after "lecture") with the traffic
engineers in Portland...that really got them thinking about the challenges
of folks with several disabilities and they are still referencing that
event this many years later (aka, pointed out the importance of visual
contrast, audible pedestrian signal plus/minus) and the challenges of
curb-cuts (or lack there of). For what I commend you all for taking this
on, I do throw a tad of caution and would really want this well thought
out...otherwise it could become a liability risk and could just potentially
scare people and leave them thinking safe independent navigation isn't
possible. Do let me know how I might be able to assist, although I will
tell you that that first weekend in June (Westbrook Together Days), I am
not available. And should you wonder, my agency is not able to "loan out"
the vision simulation goggles to non-staff...again, liability. Sorry,
thanks! Kathy PS...someone asked what O&M stands for...answer: Orientation
& Mobility (instructors for the blind and visually impaired).
AND, I've attached a video Carson referenced that nicely depicts feeton the streets as a person who is blind/visually impaired.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y11qwgGmhok&hl=en%5FUS&version=3&rel=0
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a mini immersion day at Westbrook Together Days to give individuals a
The Westbrook Safe Mobility and Access Committee(WSMAC) is considering
chance to understand what it is like to get around without vision. We would
like to have your input as well as input from Kathy Clarrage on the
feasibility of this idea as well as precautions that should be taken. We
want the public to be able to understand what it is like to navigate the
world being vision impaired but we want to do this safely. We look forward
to hearing from you.
Kimberly Tarbox
Westbrook Safe Mobility and Access Committee
(WSMAC)
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