[Blindtlk] Jumping on the 'Need cane Suggestion' Band Wagon!

[Darian Smith]

Jewl,
 I have  heard of (and seen a couple) nfb  canes with  grips to them,
however they are of a newer type, and I   am not sure if they are
being sold  as of  yet ((I first heard they were in testing stage). I
would see what the independence market has for canes.
 I think the Iowa cane may be a good alternitive, as I know you can
actually get those.   I think  though that the "grip" is basically
just like the  nfb canes, but that     either the   handel is a little
thicker,  the shaft is  a little thinner, or both.
  I would suspect that in a chair, that you would use a shorter cane,
as you are probably going only so fast, and  anything too long would
make you use pencil grip  the majority of the time.
   I hope that helps in some way

On 3/11/11, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I didn't have anything to suggest to the other person, but I would
> like to jump on the bandwagon and ask a suggestion for myself. I'm
> 5'2" so I know a 58" works well for me, but I am still working on
> figuring out the right style of cane.
>
> I like the 50/50 can from the NFB, save one thing...there's no grip.
> The grip on my heavier fiberglass cane is good on my hand, which makes
> a difference for me.
>
> I have fibromyalgia,  so the lighter the cane the better. I've ben
> using a rolling tip simply because I didn't have the right pointer
> tip. I am thinking a metal tip would be good for me (pointer style)
> because I've heard it gives better feedback, and I have learned I
> listen as I walk quite a bit (I noticed right away when my roller tip
> was down too far, needing replacement).
>
> I need something lighter, but that will stand up to abuse as I tend to
> have a sharper swing than some, and I also walk faster these days, and
> my cane has bent under objects before I stopped. I would alos be using
> it with a motorized wheelchair or manual wheelchair (depending on the
> situation...motorized at Disney, manual in stores), if that make sany
> difference and I'm sure it does. Like, should I use the same length
> with a wheelchair? Longer? Shorter?
>
> Thanks for putting up with my bandwagon jumping!
>
> ~Jewel
>
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