I'm glad I did the walking training!

Good evening!

It's Yumi.

It's been almost two months since I started attending the Type B employment support center.

Until now, I used to borrow a support staff member's arm to get to the restroom, but I thought, 'I want to try something new!' so I asked the staff member for the route to the restroom and decided to try going there by myself!

1. Turn your back to your seat and take two steps forward.

2. Turn your body 45 degrees to the right and walk straight.

3. You've reached the wall, so you've arrived! (There are restrooms on both the left and right, so choose which one to enter.)

The way back is the reverse of this.

It's only a distance of a few meters, but for me, it was a big adventure because it was the first time I walked on my own through a space I had never seen with my eyes!

Especially in the part where I had to walk straight, the training I did at crosswalks—holding my white cane in front of my belly and swinging it evenly from side to side—was really useful, so I thought, 'I'm so glad I did that walking training!'

I was happy to realize that the technique for walking straight can be used not only at crosswalks but in other places too!