Add@Me Learning Methods Database (EN)

The group sits in the circle. The facilitator demonstrates to participants how to guide a person with visual impairments. Then the participants go into process to try (they take each other by the hand alternatively wearing a blindfold and moving in space, changing direction, passing between obstacles, sitting on chairs). The best place to organise this activity would be outside in a park in order to have proper and large enough space.

Knowledge about guiding the blind.

Blindfold for each participant.

The vi facilitator introduces the various guiding techniques and demonstartes with a sighted assistant to the rest of the group .

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And then he/she asks the group to form couples : one being blindfolded and the other person being the guide. Once everyone is ready, they start to walk. After a sufficient amount of time, they switch and the guide becomes the blindfolded person. A white cane can be used to detect obstacles by the blindfolded participant. The activity ends when the group has ended the tour.

After the activity, the participants are asked these questions: How was it for you? How did you feel when you were guided ? How did you feel when you guided the other person?

A prior check of the environment is necessary to detect possible obstacles.

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