[blindlaw] Pimp My Cane

[Tim Shaw]

if you read his original email you would realize it WAS about blindness adn the law. he asked about the legality o that action
 
> From: joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:31:17 -0400
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Pimp My Cane
> 
> Pimp your cane, Disgusting! Marc Maurer, would Vomit! if He learned this 
> idoticy were being discussed! Beside, this List is to be for the discussion 
> of blindness and the Law! Nothing else! RJ
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "WB" <mruniverse08 at gmail.com>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 11:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Pimp My Cane
> 
> 
> > Hey Joe. I agree...if you want to paint them, then you should. There is 
> > a
> > company out there that sales multi-colored canes already. My mobility
> > instructor told me about them but warned me against buying it because the
> > government recognizes the white cane with the red handle. That is the
> > universal sign of blindness.
> >
> > I really liked reading this post.
> >
> > Will
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> > Behalf Of Joe Orozco
> > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 9:26 PM
> > To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
> > Cc: 'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'
> > Subject: [blindlaw] Pimp My Cane
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Finding myself low on my stash of collapsible canes, I called the National
> > Center and discovered they no longer carried those fiber glass types with
> > the chains. I don't actually like the chains. In fact, I promptly take
> > them off and lose them, and I much prefer these to the dorky ones with the
> > elastic bands, no offense if you happen to sport these. Besides, I am now 
> > a
> > dork, because since that's all they had, that's all I got.
> >
> > So, my question: Would it really not be acceptable to paint my cane a
> > different color? I think the little elastic band is mortifying, and short
> > of replacing the cap with something cooler, I thought about painting my 
> > cane
> > black or blue or some sweeter combination than the dull white, and I guess
> > the point is not so much whether this is acceptable. I'll paint my cane 
> > all
> > the colors of the rainbow if it so moves me, but legally, could someone
> > actually claim they did not know I was blind in the case of an accident if
> > my cane were not white?
> >
> > Laugh all you want, but I'm thinking of starting a revolution of
> > multicolored canes. You'll be jealous when I have a cane to match my
> > outfits! It'th called getting in touch with my feminine thide. *grin*
> >
> > Thanks for any serious responses. If we've never met, look for the smooth
> > operator with the brand-new black magic stick.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Joe Orozco
> >
> > "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
> > some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
> >
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