Introduction

This is the inauguration of my personal blog. I have been wanting to do this for some time. I have so much I want to say about my career as an orientation and mobility instructor for blind children and adults. I am a part of a community of blind people who believe that independent travel is an essential ingredient for a fulfilling and productive life. We also believe that blind people have the capacity to travel using whatever tool they wish where they want, when they want, by whatever means they wish. This is a core belief which I bring to my teaching. I also believe that as a sighted person I must be constantly vigilant that society's belief that blind people are inherently less independent than those people with sight does not influence my interaction with my students. Hopefully, this blog will be thought provoking and instructive to those who are interested in the ability of blind people to travel the world independently.