Echolocation: The ability to "SEE" objects using
sound instead of sight.
Echolocation is a fundamentally
simple skill that many blind people use daily to navigate and understand their
environment. This skill is sometimes misunderstood, but it’s far more realistic
and much easier than you may think.
The author demystifies the growing
practice of active echolocation in a way that anyone can understand, and gives
the reader simple exercises, examples, and lessons as a starting point for
launching you into a successful practice of active echolocation.
Sound waves – like ripples in a pond
– reflect differently off of all objects and surfaces. This makes it possible
for the trained ear to distinguish shape, size, distance and material of our
surroundings. Musicians will tell you that “reverb” causes each room or surface
to have its own unique sound response. With sensitization and applied practice
of this skill, it’s possible for people with visual impairments all over the
world to become increasingly independent, supplementing their existing forms of
orientation and mobility with the intrinsic awareness that echolocation can
provide.
Echolocation
requires no special equipment nor any special talent. The human body and mind
are truly marvels of nature that grant us with capabilities you may never know
you had. If you can hear, you can echolocate.
Understanding
the simplicity of this skill will allow you to shift your way of thinking to
accommodate an expanded awareness of your environment. With this awareness
comes independence, confidence, new possibilities and new opportunities.
For
more details visit:
http://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-Echolocation-Visually-Impaired/dp/1480153516/
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