Relying on Sense of Touch in the Age of Covid19
I've been thinking about something. It's not something that would affect everybody, but it would affect people like me, who have vision issues. With Covid19 becoming a reality in so many places, we are told not to touch things, to sanitize and wash our hands regularly. That is good advice at any time, not just when there is a major virus on the go. My question is, what if you use your hands to get around? As someone with a visual impairment, I touch a lot of things just to get around. I use a mobility cane (white cane with a ball on the end) when I'm outside of the house, or somewhere that I’m not familiar. In places that I am familiar, I don't need my cane, but I still use my hands. I'm sure the walls of my house are covered in my fingerprints. I noticed today, when walking through the kitchen, that I had my hand down at waist height, and had it outstretched, so that if I was going to run into anything, my hand would hit it first. I've never noticed myself doing this before, but I'm sure I do it all the time without thinking about it. So, what do those of us who use touch to get around, or those who associate by touch, to do to keep themselves from contracting this virus or other unhealthy bugs? Do we sanitize and handwash twice as often? I guess I'm a little ahead of the game, as I don't tend to shake hands. That's mostly because if I'm looking someone in the face, talking to them, I can't see if they have stretched out their hand to me. If I can't see to shake hands, I’m definitely not going to be able to see to toe tap. I have no answers. Do you have any suggestions? Pass the Purell and have a nice day.