Michael was born sighted in 1943 and became blind in 1945

Safe Toddles Talks Orientation and Mobility

This week is Michael born in 1943 – 2 years before the long cane was invented. He became blind at 2 years of age due to retinoblastoma. He received his first O&M instruction at the school for the blind from a blind adult. Michael details some of the strategies that the instructor employed to teach him to use sound and some funny outcomes as well. He also discussed some of the differences working with a sighted instructor. We also discussed some of the impacts of the rule that blind people could not be O&M instructors in the 1970s.

He also wound up in hospital crossing a street independently- where he overheard the doctors telling his parents he might never walk again and vowed to prove them wrong.

I’ve done everything a novice sound engineer can do to improve the recording – perhaps read along with the transcript when possible. Otherwise, sit back and enjoy the conversation with Michael.

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