Dear Mujtaba,
That's the reason why we all are here, in this wonderful access india list,
to share valuable resources with one and all, so that everyone can benefit
and make sure that our quality of life is not lessened due to vision loss.
I must confess that you too make some valuable contributions and I have
learnt a lot from your informative inputs and look forward to reading your
replies on this list.
Regarding this Self-Help Guide to Nonvisual Skills, all credit goes to Mr.
Dan Roberts, the moderator of the MD list,
who has spent countless hours over the past two years collecting
information, consulting with eye care specialists and patients, and
spending thousands of dollars to get this together and make it free to
everyone, both on and off line. It has since been adopted as a
reference by several state agencies, clinics, and rehabilitation
agencies in the U.S, and it is now being translated and distributed
worldwide by
AMD Alliance International. It has received outstanding reviews from
doctors, therapists, and patients as a unique and helpful resource.
I hope we will simply take time to skim through the book and understand
what it is.
Loving regards,
Rishi.
The unmistakable mark of a man of wisdom is love. Love for all beings.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mujtaba Merchant" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] Applying toothpaste
Dear Rishi,
This is an awesome resource! Thank you so much for sharing it with the
group. I just went through the contents of the document and was floored to
see that so many topics were covered in this document.
Mohit and Fen, this document will surely address all your questions in
regards to living with a visual impairment. It will also help me at the
same
time to adjust with my newly acquired disability.
Thanks once again for sharing such a valuable resource.
Mujtaba Merchant
Bangalore, India
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rishi
Kewalramani
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 10:51 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AI] Applying toothpaste
Contriversially ours Dear Mohit, smile.
Appreciate your question.
There is a good Self-Help Guide to Nonvisual Skills.
The guide is designed for people who are wanting to learn of the many
alternatives that exist to replace low or no vision. It could be just as
useful, however, to people who still have functional vision, but who
would find it easier to supplement with some nonvisual skills.
Twenty-one categories of daily activities are recognized as important
to independent living, and nearly all of the activities can be
accomplished using senses other than sight. By identifying those
senses and learning how to use them, we can find encouragement in
knowing that our quality of life does not have to lessen due to vision
loss.
All of those categories are listed in a self-evaluation contained in
the guide, along with activities specific to them. You are encouraged
to use the checklist to identify areas where you could personally
benefit from learning about alternatives to eyesight.
Following the checklist, brief lessons are printed that relate to each
of the areas of activity. These lessons introduce helpful devices,
technology, software, and procedures that can help us maintain our
quality of life. The ideas in the lessons are compilations of many of
the ideas we have shared on the Internet over the years, supplemented
with information provided by other
professional resources.
Your querry regarding applying tooth paste is also addressed in this
guide.
As we know, learning new ways of doing things requires tenacity and
adaptability. Maintaining a high quality of life, however, is worth
every effort.
"The Self-Help Guide to Nonvisual Skills" can be accessed in PDF format
by
selecting
this link:
http://www.mdsupport.org/guide.pdf
I hope you'll find this guide to be beneficial.
And don't forget to enlighten me if you happen to creatively discover or
invent some nonvisual skills of your own, smile.
Take care, Cheers,
Rishi.
Water flows from a higher level to the lower levels. God's grace too is
like
that. It flows down to those who are bent with humility.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mohit Shah Shah" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 4:53 PM
Subject: [AI] Applying toothpaste
Hi all,
I am back with another question.
Many of you might think that I ask these questions just for fun, but
trust me, I ask them because this is the best place for me to get real
and honest answers.
And I firmly believe that every visually impaired person has had these
questions in his/her mind at some point, but most of us are too shy to
ask such things openly.
So, my question is this: How can I ensure that while applying
toothpaste on my brush, no squiggles of paste unintentionally get
dropped and make the whole place messy?
Also, how can I make sure that I've brushed my teeth properly and
correctly?
I have a strange and insane habit of brushing my teeth thrice to
ensure that nothing remains behind and everything gets covered.
This often leads to immense wastage of toothpaste and leaves behind
even more squiggles of paste.
So, please guide me in this matter.
You can mail me off-list if you don't wanna talk about this publicly.
Controversially yours,
Mohit
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