Blind Birmingham resident fears for safety as bin strike rubbish piles break walking cane

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00:00It's absolutely making me walk into the road, which is difficult to navigate.

00:06The floors are uneven anyway, and it's a stench as well.

00:09But it's also fearing for my safety, as I'm having to veer off into an area which is unfamiliar.

00:16But the actual roads, the rubbish, the bins, is causing a lot of stress and anxiety as well.

00:24Quite like the time I've turned back and gone home.

00:26I've also got my cane in the bin, so I've actually hurt my shins, my knees.

00:32And then you actually put your hands out, so if you fall, there'll be nobody there to pick me up.

00:36So I'm not always with somebody.

00:38And also, as I explained, you're veering off.

00:41And I have broken my cane, which is my mobility aid as I'm turning it.

00:47It's actually broken right on the tip, which for me is quite frightening.

00:51Because these are my eyes. This is what I use to navigate the world.

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