Posted by Hilary
I’ve done three tours of the Department’s building. The last one I did was a Drake University student. She was great. She told me I did a good job and thanked me. I feel comfortable to take them anywhere, even in the stacks, no problem. And that was one of my things. I didn’t want to look confused. I wanted to be able to do this without being nervous.
She was really nice. She said to me at the end, “I have a question for you. When we see you guys out on the street walking, is it OK to help you out?”
The way I look at it is, treat us like you would a sighted person. If we look like we’re in distress, help us.
I go to physical therapy for my shoulder because I was in a car accident last summer. My doctor gave me a referral to a PT in the Skywalk. I go there and see him twice a week. He has had many questions. He said he has a couple of patients who are blind. He sees us students all the time in the Skywalk walking around. He sat in a corner one day and watched someone and wondered if he should help. I am going to ask him to tour the building.
