h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Not only entertaining, but good practical advice. Well done!

And it's good to see Peter White up there too - a fine broadcaster, who's done so much for the disabled. He's been around on the BBC for as long as I can remember.

Icy

ah thats who it is! always wondered what he looks like!

mini

I agree. Wonderful, especially for a first Entry!

Fascinating entry. One of my housemates is blind and I will often guide her when Hugo the cute black labrador is not out and about. Some of the advice must necessarily differ from person to person - she always tells me that I don't need to really tell her about steps, as she can tell from the motion of my body that I'm going up or down or level.

this is great. We have a gentleman in our choir who is blind, and i never know quite what to do. (he's got a hilarious sense of humour, too. Last night the conductor told us that it sounded like we were sight reading this piece of music, and David said that he, in fact, was not.)

Yep, very interesting to read this as sometimes one doesn't quite know what to do if helping someone!

Also check out this one: A505568

Which I meant to link to while subbing, but messed up.

well done miniand 2legs!

I was just about to be a good Curator and put that link in for you, Malabarista, but it looks like someone else got there first!

I'll just forget something in the next Entry, too, so everyone can have a turn.

Congrats on a good entry. I do think, though, that the latest incident of the pilot struck blind and needing to be guided down by an RAF instructor pilot flying in parallel would need a little more explanation.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/7717206.stm

Oh, flying a plane's mostly feel I'm told

congrats mini and 2legs, and Mala, too!

This is a really good article, very informative -- I always wondered what the various styles of cane meant. Thank you!

I also had no idea that miniture horses were trained as guide animals. I've got a couple of friends who have trained dogs for this, but *ponies*? Great idea (grins)

SpaceCadette

to the authors!

Yes every person is differnt when they're being guided, I useually pick up on kirbs/steps msyelf with the cane or by feeling the guidee?'s arm as it raises or lowers as they're always a step ahead.... One thing I often find is when I'm being guided by someone who's obviously less than confedent about it and we're walking at such* a slow* pace but thats just me....

yes when its a close friend of mine whos elbow is being borrowed they mostly know that i dont need telling about strps etc as i can feel it in their body movements, But if it is smeone who i dont know theen i am happier if they do tell me, just in case i dont notice as i am not used to the way that they move. I dont often use help frm others though, apart from if its very busy and i dont want to lose them or get squished or if it is dark and we are somewhere unfarmiliar to me. I do tend to borrow friends when i have had a few drinks as i am more prone to falling down staris and walking into lamposts when i have had a few drinks

mini

Strangely enough after a few drinks... quite a few drinks, I'm often the one guiding sighted people

indeed, it is the stability that is acheived by having more than one pair of legs heading in the same general direction that tends to help, or at least in my experience. Although i have only ever been known to gst *VERY duunk about four or five times, but im sure any london meets i come to shall increase that number!

mini