[Blindtlk] [nfb-talk] new NFB canes

[chris nusbaum]

Your welcome! If you get the straight cane, please let us know how it works!

Chris

On 8/22/11, Nikki <daizies304 at comcast.net> wrote:
>     Yes it does. Thanks Chris.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Nusbaum
> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 3:16 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] [nfb-talk] new NFB canes
>
> Hi Nikki,
>
> If you really don't want to fold your cane, the NFB straight cane
> is a lot lighter than any of the folding canes.  In fact,
> according to the NFB and my O and M teacher, the folding cane is
> about twice as heavy as the NFB straight cane.  I like that
> lightness because it (in my opinion) is easier to travel with and
> get more information out of, since it's easier to tap with.  The
> only hard part about that cane is where to put it, especially in
> crowded areas.  I'd suggest then to lay the cane down across your
> body from left to right, then roll it back a little bit with your
> feet and put one or both feet under it.  If anybody else has any
> suggestions on the placing of the cane, please let us know.  You
> can get the cane from the NFB either by buying it from the
> Independence Market or by signing up for the free white cane
> program.  If you want to buy from Independence Market, go to
> nfb.org and press Enter on the
> products and technology link.  From that page, click on
> Independence Market.  To sign up for the Free White Cane Program,
> go to nfb.org and press Enter on the Request a Free White Cane
> link.  From that page, you can either fill out the application
> online or download and print it.  You can also call the national
> center at 410-659-9314, hit 0, and ask the operator for either
> Independence Market or (for the free cane program) the
> information desk.  Hope this helps!
>
> Chris Nusbaum
>
> "The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The
> real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that
> exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and
> opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical
> nuisance." -- Kenneth Jernigan (President of the National
> Federation of the Blind, 1968-1986.)
>
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> impaired children in MD say "I can!"
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>
> Sent from my BrailleNote
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nikki" <daizies304 at comcast.net
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:11:07 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] [nfb-talk] new NFB canes
>
>     Not to butt in, but I was curious about something.
> Is there a new kind of cane that is lighter weight than the
> graphite folding
> canes?
> I'm tired of having to fold my cane every time I get in a car or
> at the
> grocery store with my mom, I don't like making people wait on me.
>
> So any insight would be nice.
> Thanks and God bless you all.
> Nikki
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cindy Handel
> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 1:49 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] [nfb-talk] new NFB canes
>
> Oh, OK.  Thanks.  I have heard of these.  There was actually a
> discussion of
> them on this list a few weeks ago.
>
> I have a 50/50 cane, which I use on occasion.  But, I'll still
> stick with my
> long, straight fiberglass cane.  It's the best I've found.
>
> Cindy
>
>
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-- 
Chris Nusbaum

"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight. The real
problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that exists. If
a blind person has the proper training and opportunity, blindness can
be reduced to a mere physical nuissence." -- Kenneth Jernigan

Visit the I C.A.N. Foundation online at: www.icanfoundation.info for
information on our foundation and how it helps blind and visually
impaired children in MD say "I can!"