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Doug born 1948 began O&M instruction in 1976
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Today’s show is with Doug Schading. We spoke together August 15, 2001. He was born in 1948 and was visually impaired he had one good eye that had narrow field, but acuity of 20/80. At age 28 his vision deteriorated even in his good eye and he couldn’t travel independently any more. His perspective on traveling early with limited vision, his experiences with dog guides and long canes are detailed and provide an insiders perspective on independent travel.
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A. I don’t know. I guess, for me, it was… I was having some problems with the dogs not working out and, uh, I don’t know… I guess I’m one of those people that…I’m with dogs like some people are with children. They like to be around them when they’re someone else’s and they pat them it the head and hold it and then leave they leave it and go home.
A. Because, if it goes with you all day long… I mean, people with pets, they can leave the dog home for a while or whatever. Well the purpose of the--and, therefore, to me, I always felt that, with the dog, um, that, you know, it’s like you were always on, there was no way to get away from the fact of how people interacted with you and people… The whole thing…
…I had a string of some problem dogs and the final dog, when I moved to New York City, she wasn’t happy traveling in New York and I just thought, you know, I’m not gonna…I’m gonna give it a rest.
A. I mean, the cane… Yeah, the cane you gotta… The cane, you can have a problem because, as we know, the cane goes under the low…does not, you know… The high objects, like the phone pole, phone booths on the poles and the, uh, the fire boxes on the street corners here in Manhattan…
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