Advocates for the visually impaired went on walks with Langley City and Township politicians to point out the challenges of safely navigating public streets
Amy Verwoerd navigates from her Walnut Grove home around the Langleys and beyond day to day. But the visually impaired resident who relies on a cane would like a bit of help to get around safely.
"If it's a bit busier intersection, I don't have any hope," the visually impaired woman commented. I have to rely solely on if there's somebody else standing here with me to know when to go and what direction, and hope that they're wearing a bright colour." "The blind have to be able to detect if traffic has stopped and it is safe to proceed, listen for crossing signals, and if they have been on the route a number of times and do not have a guide dog, it may be counting their steps to put them in approximation of an entrance to a door," Leach told the Langley Advance Times."Some who are blind can use echo location to locate obstacles, although we find this is not used as often with seniors.
"The dog finds the signal for me, but it's confusing if it's not always on the same side ," she noted.
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