so the fact that this blind child, who by the sound of it, would like her
independence, and is having that robbed from her comes nowhere?
Simon
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From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 8:52 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: School bans little girls white cane
The blind child has not been refused adult support.
It's only the using of cane, around school, that is not being
allowed.
If you had a sighted child, and your child broke a leg due to
a blind child not using a cane correctly, would you sue the school!
Derek
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Ruth Gillespie
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 3:23 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: School bans little girls white cane
This makes me so angry
On 11/20/15, Ruth Gillespie <ruthgillespie25@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Surely it would be a greater Health and Safety hazard for the blindwrote:
child not to use a cane?
On 11/20/15, Eleanor Martha Burke <eleanormarthaburke@xxxxxxxxx>
raisedhow about the constant contact technique so that they can is not
the longfrom
the ground at all.
On 20 Nov 2015, at 14:58, Shaun O'Connor <capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
A point the article probably did not pick up on, with regard to
side tocane in particular,when using a cane by tapping the surface from
groundside, the proper procedure is to swing the cane in a wide arc with
minimal
elevation from the ground so that the cane stays close to the
equalythus
minuimising trip hazards.
in addidition to seeing(referring to sighted people) listening is
approachesimportant, the rythmic tap, tap. tap. of a long cane as it
on theshould warn the sighted person to pay attention as the sound comes
closer.
lets turn the question round a bit, should we ban sighted people
duegrounds of "safety" because some sighted people run amok without
safety"regard to their surroundings?.
banning the use of a mobility aid on the grounds of"health and
unfortunateis
, in my view a cheap cop out fostered by the steady and
particulardemonization of people with disabilities,
It would be interesting to pose the question, why is this
schoolindividual being singled out? or is this a general ban by the
are athat
this child attends?
Just my penny's worth.
Reghards.
Shaun
On 19/11/2015 20:07, Mike Ray wrote:
Stupidity. I'd say I hope the RNIB have been consulted but they
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