Common Sense hosted a talk by Daniel Kish and Brain 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!!
If you visit here, you can see photos of Lucas with Dan Kish and Brian Bushway from World Access for the Blind:
http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/6524381
Sarah.
Chair Common Sense.
Mum to Lucas aged 5, almost totally blind through SOD(including ONH, MPHD, ASP/CC), SPD, ASD, retinal aplasia, Fallots (repaired), beautiful, funny and very gifted. Also Mum to Isla born 07/03/08, already an absolute pickle!