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Podcast: Growing up Blind Conversations with Dr. G
Episode: Steve born 1947 first O&M lesson in High School
Description: Send a textStephen Dresser –was born in 1947, he got his first long cane in 8th grade, but he wasn’t taught to use it as a probe and just hooked it on his arm. It wasn’t until high school that he finally received O&M instruction. He remembers having to be convinced that it was possible to move through space without bruises, tripping and clunking into the world with his body. Steve remembers having a great deal of independence in his years growing up before O&M instruction and acquiring the skills he needed to move...