Does a street have all what you need when you are blind? It is not a trivial question, as design and use are two very different things and the former is very possibly created by fully sighted people often not taking care about important details for all disabilities. Hence, very often the solutions adopted are focused on wheelchair users and visually impaired and blind people find themselves into a more challenging environment that what it was supposed to be. On the other hand, the behavior of drivers, bikers and electric scooters on the street are adding complexity with new noise-free dangers. This interview was first recorded on Wednesday 9th of June, 2021.
Does a street have all what you need when you are blind?
It is not a trivial question, as design and use are two very different things and the former is very possibly created by fully sighted people often not taking care about important details for all disabilities.
Hence, very often the solutions adopted are focused on wheelchair users and visually impaired and blind people find themselves into a more challenging environment that what it was supposed to be.
On the other hand, the behavior of drivers, bikers and electric scooters on the street are adding complexity with new noise-free dangers.
This interview was first recorded on Wednesday 9th of June, 2021.
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My experience with Soft Tissue Massage Therapy was fundamental in developing this program by providing me with many practical tools to develop the ideas and methods of MA Training.
My first objective through the university course in Sport Psychology is to gain a deeper understanding of:
The needs of the visually impaired and blind people when it comes to personal safety.
What is the impact of movement and tactile experiences for them.
I'd plan to achieve this by conducting a series of research interviews within the community in order to gain quantitative and qualitative data.
The second objective is to to further develop and refine the MA Training program based on the outcome of the research and to build on the success that I have achieved so far.
Peter Sands (Chairman of the London Sports Club for the Blind) is registered blind himself and he says that "MA Training has personally helped me to feel confident in crowded situations, be aware of my posture alignments and overall has improved my balance."