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Blind in Japan 2017/4/10 23:10
Hi there:
I wanted to know how Japanese blind people learn to walk alone in the streets(! are there any courses to teach them(!
I know every street in Japan (At least Tokyo) has this yellow lines that guide blind people.
And yeah, how do they buy things from the convenience store and anywhere else? like! do they get help from the workers around or what)
Thank you so much. Your answers will be appreciated.
by Cherry blossom girl (guest)  

Re: Blind in Japan 2017/4/11 17:04
1)
Supporter or special trainer with first.
https://youtu.be/5VK-_V2N3eo
Recent year using GPS or SONAR but mainstream yet.
https://youtu.be/T7ceMexJlfA
http://sciencewindow.jst.go.jp/html/sw39/sp-006
https://youtu.be/I2uL8SN2UH8

2)
Shop/Store staff helped usual.

Now online shop/stores also convenient by PC/smart phone(iPhone or) like regular delivery services by call.
https://king.mineo.jp/magazines/special/387
https://youtu.be/DM0O5xQsqIs

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Re: Blind in Japan 2017/4/11 17:41
If you grow up blind, you typically attend schools for the blind where you learn how to get around. If you become blind later in your life, your doctor can help you find places to educate you.

People who are not blind also learn about the white cane that the blind people use, and about how you can assist them. We learn these things at school and through the media and public announcements.
by Uco rate this post as useful

Re: Blind in Japan 2017/4/11 20:01
I have not read this book.
According to the book "How invisible people are watching the world", it seems that ordinary people are two dimensional, blind people can capture shape in three dimensions.
https://ddnavi.com/news/247134/a/
http://gendai.ismedia.jp/articles/-/43215
In a convenience store, the invisible person places in the shop in the brain only what shelf is in the required position. Only important items such as entrance drink rice ball register are said to be "looking" like a constellation.
by haro1210 rate this post as useful

Re: Blind in Japan 2017/4/11 20:40
Thank you guys!!!
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Re: Blind in Japan 2017/4/11 22:12
My uncle is blind since very young age, and he used to catch trains and do shoppings by himself.
Also I was working with a blind man at Hilton hotel, he was commuting by himself walking through busy Umeda neighborhood. Of course I imagine they needed lots of training and efforts, but just having "normal" life like us.
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Re: Blind in Japan 2017/4/12 00:10
I'm happy to know that blind people can move around by themselves and do everything they want like normal people. Always depending on others makes them feel bad and hopeless.
I agree with you, to be able to do all of that, you have to train and put a lot of effort but the results are worth all of that training.
Thank you everyone! you made me feel better.
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Re: Blind in Japan 2017/4/13 22:05
A friend of mine in Japan is living next to a school for the blind and you often see a teacher and a student walk around the neighborhood to get used to walking with a cane. That netting they use for the garbage collection that are everywhere and not indicated with special tiles are quite hazardous for the kids.
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Re: Blind in Japan 2017/4/15 05:34
I'm happy to know that blind people can move around by themselves and do everything they want like normal people.

What do you mean "normal people"? Is someone that is blind not "normal" to you?
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Re: Blind in Japan 2017/4/15 18:03
No, of course no. I know a lot of blind people, how would I say that about them.
Forgive my poor English.
I meant to say the people who can see (sighted people(().
I'm really sorry from the bottom of my heart.
I didn't mean to say that blind people aren't normal but I was writing quickly so I didn't read it carefully before posting and my English is bad.
Thank you!
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