For many people with mobility impairments, curb ramps are not critical to access. In fact, in some situations curb ramps make it more difficult for some people with mobility impairments to navigate. Crutches and canes are sized to fit individual user so that energy required for ambulation is minimized on a hard, level surface. Use of these types of walking aids is more difficult on sloped surfaces such as curb ramps. Cane, walker, or crutch users must lower their body forward when going downhill. On uphill slopes, cane or crutch must be lifted higher and placed on surface. The user must have strength to lift his or her body up over supporting device. Widening crosswalk to allow people to use either curb or curb ramp will enhance access for cane and crutch users who are not comfortable traveling on a sloped surface.

Key#4 Avoid Daydreaming The word daydreaming is used to mean any mental activity – whether or not it involves images, that captures a person’s focus while their eyes are open. There isn’t anything wrong with creative use of imagination, but when daydreaming becomes a habit it can have a negative effect on your vision. Here’s why: If you close your eyes and imagine looking at a distant scene, your eyes respond to that, and change their focus, as they would if they were actually looking at that distant scene. So, if you’re driving down road and you’re thinking about something else, your eyes are caught in a dilemma – what should they be seeing? On one hand, they are trying to bring road into focus and on other hand, are trying to focus on what’s in your mind. This causes you to stare, creates visual tension and sends mixed messages to your brain.

Key # 5 Look with “Eyes of a Child” Engage in your world as a child would – with excitement, freshness, awe and wonder – as if you are seeing everything for first time. If you are remembering to blink, to move your eyes and shift focus, to use your peripheral vision and to avoid daydreaming, you can get stuck in trap of just mechanically using your eyes. There’s a big difference between seeing and actively looking. There’s always something new and different to notice.

Apply these 5 tips consciously and regularly and you’ll find that not only will your eyes start to feel more relaxed but your seeing will become clearer. If you want a complete method to improve your inner and outer sight feel free to contact Cambridge Institute for Better Vision at http://www.program-for-better-vision.com