Common Sense hosted a talk by Daniel Kish and Brian Bushway from World Access for the Blind on mobility and echo location/ The talk was well attended by parents, education professionals, medical professionals, plus some people from the Dorset Blind Association. The talk amazed everyone there about what is possible in terms of "No limits Mobility" for any blind person. Lucas and family were lucky enough to have a few days with Dan and Brian, and the change in him is HUGE!! He has gone from a pretty timid traveler, to walking entirely unaided, even in crowded shopping centres. He also does steps, lifts and escalators with much more confidence than before! Some other parents jumped at the chance to have some input and advice from Dan and Brian, and each of them feel they have learned a lot, and have much more to work on! We have our youngest Common Sense member using a cane at just 14 months!! Lucas is also working hard on his advanced echo location skills, and we intend to work on them everyday, as we now feel the sky is the limit for his future!! I will get Iain to put some photos on this post, but if you want to see more, visit www.worldaccessfortheblind.com to see what all the fuss is about, and watch this space for more input with our children from Dan and Brian. We can't thank them enough for what they have taught us all!!
