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I have so many people telling me how the idea of clicking ones tongue is as
a mobility guide. It is quite annoying. I have noticed that all the people
that are telling me how to do mobility are sighted. Apparently there is even
youtube videos on the subject. 

Personally, I learned much of my mobility training in Seattle, Washington
where the clicking not only would have looked odd, but probably been drowned
out by the traffic. Today I was snapping my fingers to get an echo off from
the house to find my way back from the dumster. Don't you know the sound was
totally absorbed by the snow? I finally used my cell phone to contact my
step son who looked out the window and gave me directions back across the
field. Smile.

God bless,
REV. Mark WZ0K

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Harvey Heagy
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 3:55 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: FW: Baked Corn Casserole

This is a pretty good program called, "This American Life," but wait until
you have a lot of time to listen to it because it's long like close to 2
hours.  It's about echo locating which is the skill of blind people getting
around by clicking with their tongues to let them know where they are.  I am
skeptical of it, but in his case, it has produced some results.  I didn't
download it, I just listened to it.

Blind ham Bob Ringwald has a very brief segment in it, and the NFB is
briefly mentioned.
Harvey


https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1582135/10_%23544_%20Batman.mp3