[blindkid] O/M School Cane Issues

[holly miller]

Eric,
Just to be clear, no one asked us put the cane under the bleachers!  It
ended up down there quite accidentally (and repeatedly) because we were
clumsy (smile). We'd tried to keep it propped up but it only took a little
nudge to send it sliding down between the benches.

The reasons for a straight cane make perfect sense and Hank does still use
his.
Holly



On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 6:01 PM, Eric Calhoun <eric at pmpmail.com> wrote:

> I'd like to give a little perspective on the topic of o&m:
>
> Many years ago, long before I heard of NFB and ACB, I was in second grade
> at Victor Elementary School.  I was given a straight cane at age 7.  My
> first cane was a "fishing" pole from camp, but, sadly, I gave that up.  I
> would only use my straight cane for o&m lessons; the rest of the time, I'd
> trail walls using the palm of my right hand or left hand.
>
> As I got older, I realized that it might be a good idea to use a folding
> cane.  So in 7th grade, it was suggested that Eric "have a cane of his
> own."
>
> I was oftenlooking for my cane, so in 1987, I started using a
> "caneholder."  I recommend that Lauren and Doreen, your child should teach
> your child use of a cane holder.  They can be found at any stores selling
> supplies for the blind.  My cane holder is my godsend.  Without it,  I
> would be terribly losing my cane!
>
> Lauren, have you talked to mindy Lipsey, who lives close to you?  Mindy,
> you and Lauren might be of help to each other.
>
> On the subject of football games: i have my cane, parked at the right
> side of my person.  It does not go under the bleachers, period.  My North
> Torrance High Saxons appreciate my support of all football games.
>
> No child should be without a cane.  When abschool district refuses to
> have a child learn O&M, they are breaking the law, period, end of
> discussion.  The same goes when a parent, such as Lauren, wants her child
> to take her cane everywhere she goes.  Lauren, put this language in the
> I.E.P., and mandate it, period, exclamation point, end of sentence.  It is
> not your child's teacher's place, or mobility tearcher's place, as to what
> Lauren does with her cane.  Don't be fooled by "blind" quackery; it's out
> there!
>
> Eric
> Happy Halloween from Eric in Los Angeles!
>
>
>
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