The snow is just about melted in the Denver area, but here’s a photo from last Thursday, just as the big storm was moving in. Travel Instructor Ernesto Lucca with his student Megan are coming back to the Center after a class on the snowy sidewalks of the city.
Megan is definitely doing things she didn’t think she would as a blind person.
“You step off of curbs, get turned around, but it’s amazing. I didn’t go anywhere before without a sighted guide. Now I’m crossing streets, taking the bus and the light rail!”
Challenge is a big part of our training program at the Colorado Center for the Blind. That’s because expectations for blind people are so low. We have to directly challenge those low expectations out in public, but more importantly, in ourselves. Sure, we go rock climbing and snow skiing with our students—things many of them never thought they could ever do as a blind person—but we also challenge them to go places in the snow, use a hot oven, shop online, or cross an intersection like Santa Fe and Church Ave. These are things many of our students doubted they’d ever do, too. And challenging these otherwise everyday low expectations is essential and freeing. This is how students successfully raise their expectations. One challenge at a time, they come to believe they can pursue their dreams!
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