Blind Walk is a project initiative in collaboration with Bicitekas Get through your city and contact Braille that seeks to give blind people the opportunity to experience a bike ride.
The tours will be offered every Sunday in the Sunday closing of the Reformation, the volunteers, led by Nancy Salcedo, riding bicycles, tandem bicycles for two passengers, where the second passenger will be a blind person, that in this first phase have been invited by association Contact Braille volunteers give instructions to the participants to start, stop, stop and wait for some movements to be made during the course, after this adventure begins. During the tour, the volunteer tells what happens in addition to warning about the movements you make, all in order that the participant will always know what happens.
Last Sunday was the start of the project, and although the bad weather that decreased attendance were there live a different experience ... shot without eyes. This is part of an awareness-raising exercise in which our eyes are covered with a mask and shot in tandem bicycles, the experience is safe, very rewarding, as we roll, I realize that the ear is my main contact with the outside, I hear the bikes around me, the bells, the laughter of children, cars, truck exhaust and although I know that must be far, no I can help but feel anguish because the sound is very strong and could feel it go by me, confused me some moves, a simple lane change appears to destabilize my balance and lower the foot to find the ground is eternal by the uncertainty of not knowing when makes contact, several times during the tour, I did not understand why I feel that giving circles were walking the bike, I feel sick a bit but I'm still amazed by all the sounds I find: water sources or the claws of the dogs hit the floor, I know them, so they are, but never before had such attention from what I can hear while I'm on the bike.
The Blind Walk will be there every Sunday in the Glorieta de la Reforma Avenue Diana on 9 to 13 hours. The tours last about 30 min. You can participate in many ways, inviting anotándote blind or volunteer to give tours, you can help raise the money to buy another bike tandem and grow the project or maybe just go and give a tour blindfolded and put for a moment in another's shoes.
The tours will be offered every Sunday in the Sunday closing of the Reformation, the volunteers, led by Nancy Salcedo, riding bicycles, tandem bicycles for two passengers, where the second passenger will be a blind person, that in this first phase have been invited by association Contact Braille volunteers give instructions to the participants to start, stop, stop and wait for some movements to be made during the course, after this adventure begins. During the tour, the volunteer tells what happens in addition to warning about the movements you make, all in order that the participant will always know what happens.
Last Sunday was the start of the project, and although the bad weather that decreased attendance were there live a different experience ... shot without eyes. This is part of an awareness-raising exercise in which our eyes are covered with a mask and shot in tandem bicycles, the experience is safe, very rewarding, as we roll, I realize that the ear is my main contact with the outside, I hear the bikes around me, the bells, the laughter of children, cars, truck exhaust and although I know that must be far, no I can help but feel anguish because the sound is very strong and could feel it go by me, confused me some moves, a simple lane change appears to destabilize my balance and lower the foot to find the ground is eternal by the uncertainty of not knowing when makes contact, several times during the tour, I did not understand why I feel that giving circles were walking the bike, I feel sick a bit but I'm still amazed by all the sounds I find: water sources or the claws of the dogs hit the floor, I know them, so they are, but never before had such attention from what I can hear while I'm on the bike.
The Blind Walk will be there every Sunday in the Glorieta de la Reforma Avenue Diana on 9 to 13 hours. The tours last about 30 min. You can participate in many ways, inviting anotándote blind or volunteer to give tours, you can help raise the money to buy another bike tandem and grow the project or maybe just go and give a tour blindfolded and put for a moment in another's shoes.
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