wow, Amy, you keep coming up with great questions!

I'd say whatever they feel comfortable with.? Walking to the side while holding the handle would seem as safe as walking in the normal position with a walking human guide.-- in both cases the guide has to allow for enough clearance.? If the blind person doesn't trust the guide, then walking behind would be good.

OR, they can do what one young couple did when I went to the University of Pittsburgh as an undergrad (before they had an O&M program there).? I think they eventually got married -- the guy was blind and the gal was in an electric wheelchair, and it was a common sight to see them flying through the campus with him riding on the back, standing up and leaning forward!? I'm sure their PT would object but . . .

Hi friends,

Here’s one that is interesting. If a school staff person is in a motorized wheelchair and providing human guide to a young student who is blind using a white cane, where’s the positioning of the student? Hold onto back of wheelchair and no cane? To the back and side of the non-driving side of the guide with congested area cane? Where so they grip?? Can’t wait to read your kind responses!

Aloha

Amy

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Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind