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Gloria born with low vision in 1949 talks about her transition to a cane user at age of 40
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Gloria grew up with low vision, she couldn’t read street signs or see important details but moved about her world with her peers. She remembered having no difficulty getting around her hometown or otherwise, until she lost more of her vision when she was 40 years old. That caused her to lose her job and relearn how to get about places she knew well. It also brought her to a new profession.
Gloria’s memory of her companion encouraging her to use her cane as a turning point in her independence was sincere. She shared how difficult it had been to let go of the person she once was, and embrace the tools in her new life.
Her mobility instruction was for 3 weeks – it covered little apparently because she had no place to go- which makes no sense. How do you have a place to go if you have no ability to go there independently. She made up for her lack of instruction by getting a master’s degree in the field of blindness – and now shares her knowledge and personal experience with her students.
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