In November 2018 I traveled to downtown Toronto with my friend Gabriella to take my ACSP exam. It was a cold, blustery day in mid fall as we walked quickly towards the exam centre and as we walked I was ever so grateful that Gabriella was with me.
I was walking in unfamiliar territory and everything seemed so very confusing and a bit intimidating to me and despite my not being able to see those tall, forbidding buildings around me I could only imagine what they looked like given that I used my imagination to conjure up images.
Having previously had enough vision to see those imposing buildings enabled me to use my imagination. The winds nipped at my coat as I hurried along beside Gabriella and at times I could actually feel my innermost thoughts starting to freeze up.
The walk from the underground parking lot took about 10 minutes and I was so very relieved when we got to the building. It did not prevent me from shivering inwardly and I could only hope that I would not need to travel here again in a hurry.
For someone who is vision impaired, it is often a real challenge when they are required to walk in areas that are unfamiliar and then they need to trust the one guiding them. Quite an experience.
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