My Poor Little Toes

 

For most of us, it is always our poor little toes that bare the brunt of the pain whenever we fail to avoid objects at ground level but for a blind person it is even more painful.  I can tell you that without a doubt, whenever I bump into objects at ground level, it is almost always my toes that are the victims of pain.  In addition, it is often my poor little toes that I use to scout things out whenever I am either looking for a fallen object or when I am attempting to navigate my way around the house.

 

Yes, whenever I need to find fallen objects or navigate my way around, I use my feet, mainly my toes to do the finding and navigating.  Maybe I am a bit too lazy to feel around for fallen objects with my hands, but I use my toes.  Most of the time it works quite well but whenever I encounter unexpected objects or obstacles, it is my toes that have to face the pain. 

 

I have developed a thick skin so to speak but nevertheless, it sometimes hurts more than I would like.  In essence, I use my toes more than my hands to feel around at ground level.  If you would like to learn more about how blind persons locate fallen objects and/or navigate their way around, then please visit www.nfb.org. 

 

I'm Donna J. Jodhan your friendly accessibility advocate wishing you a terrific day.