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Blind & Partially Sighted guiding

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There are quite a lot of partially sighted skiers here with guides from various countries including the UK. I've been thinking of volunteering as a guide for some time, I'm here all season so a week or so would not be a problem and would be rewarding for me. I spoke to a Brit group this week but they were a bit vague about contacts and I can't find anything on line. Anyone got any contacts?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Quick bump for this.
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Interesting thoughts - do you think you need to be a qualified ski instructor to do this in France - ala ski hosting?
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@Charliee, Had crossed my mind but I don't think so. There are regularly groups here, various nationalities. Would obviously check and need some training.

It's always 1 on 1 and variés from shouting instructions to playing loud music to somehow being attached. Depends on skiing ability and what vision they have I guess.

I've also seen instructors teaching blind skiers which is different all together.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Claude B, suggest you contact disabilitysnowsport.
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@Jonpim, Thanks I will do that.
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Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
@Claude B, or here http://ski2freedom.com/en/skiing-with-disabilities/blind-and-visually-impaired
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After all it is free Go on u know u want to!
@Hells Bells, Thanks will contact them too.
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Catherine from ski2freedom was incredibly helpful, I spoke to her on the phone at length. She has very close ties with the ESF here and is sending détails of her local contact. By chance I saw him teaching a blind English girl recently, this had been organised through ski2freedom.
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@Claude B, Sorry, I didn't see this when you first posted... I would have suggested that you contact DSUK and Ski 2 Freedom, though I see other people have beaten me to it.
VI guiding can be incredibly tiring, sometimes stressful but also a lot of fun.
I hope you find a way to get involved.
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@SaraJ, No worries, contacts made now.
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Hi all,
I am planning to guide a visually impaired friend, where is best to get the relevant high vis bibs?
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https://www.partsight.org.uk/armband

https://worldcupsupply.com/product/wcs-adaptive-vi-skierrider-identification-bibs/

The RNIB also provides them.

The armband also helps in the resort, my daughter has to handle and hold very close to her eyes anything she wants so gets closely followed by owners/security.
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 You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
@HughV, Just in case, it might be worthwhile getting them with wording in the language of the country they’re being used in. Jnr guided, the bibs for him and the skier he guided for had wording in English and French.
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