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Tag: Alex Jurgensen

Joint Connection and Blind/DeafBlind Seniors National Roundtable for Thursday, January 26, 2023

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary round table, hanging in Winchester Castle. The table features the Tudor Rose at its centre, with the outer design portraying Henry VIII as King Arthur on his throne, surrounded by 24 places, each bearing the name of one of the legendary Knights of the Round Table of King Arthur's court.

We are excited to announce that we are bringing our round tables back for 2023. Going forward, we are trying something new by bringing together our Connection National Roundtables and […]

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Tip#10 for Successful Interactions with a Blind Person: Interacting With A Guide Dog Team

A photo of Shauna and guide dog, Barney, taken in May 2021, in their home area of Victoria, British Columbia. They are crossing a street. This is a front facing view of Shauna and Barney working. Shauna  is wearing her long blonde hair pulled back in a ponytail, and is wearing a white T-shirt, navy blue jeans, a burgundy cardigan, black sketchers, and caring a bright yellow purse. She is also wearing dark sunglasses, that have silver frames. Barney is a black Labrador retriever, wearing his GDB harness, black Martingale collar, black gentle leader, and brown leather leash.

Today’s tidbit comes via my colleague, Shauna Sproston. Shauna writes: “As a guide dog handler, I interact with the public on a daily basis. As I navigate my neighbourhood and […]

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Tip #9 for Successful Interactions with a Blind Person: Do Blind People Have Superpowers?

Today’s tidbit comes via my colleague, Shauna Sproston, from her article entitled “True or False: Dispelling the Misconceptions Related to Blindness”. Shauna writes on the common misconception of blind people […]

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Tip #8 for Successful Interactions with a Blind Person: Location, Location, Location

If you see a blind person in public and you want to go say hello, it is usually good to start with something like, “Hello Tina, it’s Alex.” This is […]

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Tip #7 for Successful Interactions with a Blind Person: Talk directly to us

Like Tip #6, this one also comes via my colleague, Jinnie. Jinnie writes: “Although you may be nervous, or intimidated, it is best to directly speak with the person who […]

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Tip #6 for Successful Interactions with a Blind Person: How many fingers you should not hold up!

This one comes via my colleague, Jinnie. Jinnie writes: “Sometimes, as a way of being humorous, or out of a genuine interest to determine a person’s level of remaining vision, […]

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Tip #5 for Successful Interactions with a Blind Person: I Bet You Didn’t See This One Coming!

When talking to a blind person, a lot of people are hesitant to use phrases like, “did you see that movie?” or “see you later.” This usually comes from a […]

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Tip #4 for Successful Interactions with Blind People: Describing What’s On a Plate

In Tip #3, we discussed tips on how to do verbal guidance, but we are switching it up a bit today and heading into the dining room to talk about […]

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Tip #3 for Successful Interactions with Blind People: Tips for Verbal Guiding

Wow! The response to Tip #1 and Tip #2 continues to pleasantly surprise me. I’m humbled by your questions and thoughtful comments and, of course, by the outpouring of support […]

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Tip #2 for Successful Interactions with Blind People: Human Guiding by Elbow or Voice

After seeing the great positive response to Tip #1 yesterday, here is Tip #2. In Tip #1, we discussed how to approach a blind person to ask them if they […]

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