[Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?

Thu Mar 7 01:29:12 UTC 2013

I remember those, and still have mine from years ago.

Judy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Portillo" <portillo.jim at gmail.com>
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?

> Yes, and as I've recently been learning and witnessing, one should always 
> be
> using good technique, no matter which you decide to use.
>
> You guys mentioned canes.  It's too bad they've stopped making the
> Rainshine.  I'm about to look for a couple of canes, one which should be a
> good rigid one, but I was hoping for a long fiberglass type.  We'll see.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Hyde, 
> David
> W. (ESC)
> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 8:26 AM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>
> Hi folks. The best cane technique is to use everything. Sliding the tip 
> will
> detect changes in surfaces, e.g. ice on the sidewalk. The touch technique
> will give feedback about buildings and entrances. The three-point touch
> technique will allow one go along a curb in the street, locate objects in
> the path, and look for the sidewalk. Shorelineing will let one find
> intersecting sidewalks. There is not one best way of using the cane. It is
> now, however, a good tool to see if the ceiling fan is running.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kendra
> Schaber
> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 10:16 AM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>
> I personally love the sliding methood because I get stuff that I'd miss if 
> I
> did the tap technique. I only use the tap technique when I'm on ground 
> that
> doesn't allow me to slide such as some grass lawns and some cases, broken 
> up
> sidewalk.
> Kendra
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Judy jones" <jtj1 at cableone.net>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 4:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> aeons ago, my mobility instructor showed me the "tap method for using
>> a cane, or the sliding back and forth, and told me either method would
>> be my choice.  I found that the sliding method would pick up on
>> nuances in pavement or grassy areas that tapping the cane would miss,
>> so have been using a cane that way ever sence.
>>
>> Judy
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
>> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 6:57 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>>
>>
>>> Gloria,
>>>
>>> That makes sense, although there's nothing like the "tap, tap, tap"
>>> of a new metal tip on a tile floor! <Grin!> Like so many other things
>>> in life, this is all a matter of personal preference.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> Chris Nusbaum, Co-Chair
>>> Public Relations Committee
>>> Maryland Association of Blind Students
>>> Phone: (443) 547-2409
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Gloria Whipple
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 8:18 PM
>>> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I meant walks instead of walls! Hahaha!
>>>
>>> Gloria Whipple
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Gloria Whipple
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 17:14
>>> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>>>
>>> Hi Chris,
>>>
>>> I like the fact that the roller tip is a lot easier to use in the
>>> grass and I guess the sound of it when used on walls and floors
>>> without carpet.
>>>
>>> Gloria Whipple
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Chris Nusbaum
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 17:05
>>> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>>>
>>> Gloria,
>>>
>>> Just curious; what do you like about the rolling tip over the others?
>>> I have never really liked it because it seems to add a lot of extra
>>> weight to the end of the cane.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> Chris Nusbaum, Co-Chair
>>> Public Relations Committee
>>> Maryland Association of Blind Students
>>> Phone: (443) 547-2409
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Gloria Whipple
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 7:12 PM
>>> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>>>
>>> I didn't like that cane either. I also like the folding cane with the
>>> roller tip and the protection between the sections.
>>>
>>> This cane has never given me any trouble. I have had this cane for a
>>> couple years or more. I don't remember.
>>>
>>> Gloria Whipple
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Kendra Schaber
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 16:09
>>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>>>
>>> I'm glad that the kind of NFB cane that I talked about was discontinued!
>>> I
>>> think that it had too many problems for it to remain on the market.
>>> As for the kind of cane that I like, I will promptly agree to
>>> disagree with you all
>>>
>>> who like other kinds of canes than I do. It's all a matter of
>>> apponyon. I don't mind giving feed back on my personal experiences with
> canes.
>>> Kendra
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Paul Wick" <wickps at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 3:28 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Kendra,
>>>>
>>>> Just FYI the type of NFB cane you bought has since been
>>>> discontinued, due to the problem you describe. However, as far as
>>>> feedback goes nothing beats an NFB cane IMHO.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>> On 3/5/13, Kendra Schaber <Baltimore777 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>> I personally like the folding canes that are made of graphite. I
>>>>> like the roling marshmellow tip and the pretecters that keep the
>>>>> joint edges from waring down. The graphite keeps the joints from
>>>>> sticking when you go to unfold or fold your cane. I don't like the
>>>>> NFB white canes because I tryed one out back in 2006 because my old
> cane broke.
>>>>> The cane was one that folds
>>>>>
>>>>> in half. Well anyway, I used it for a month but the strings inside
>>>>> of that cane broke shortly before the end of July of that year. I
>>>>> also did not like
>>>>>
>>>>> the tips because I would go through one tip a week. I quickly went
>>>>> back to the kind of cane that I use today after that. I like a cane
>>>>> that is stirty and durrable. I also like a cane that folds because
>>>>> I can keep it near me
>>>
>>>>> at
>>>>>
>>>>> all times at work so that I can use it at any time that I need
>>>>> without having to walk all the way to the house that I work out of
>>>>> just to use my cane. I don't often lay my cane down because it can
>>>>> get in the way while I'm
>>>>>
>>>>> pulling up weeds. I also don't have a good place to stick my cane
>>>>> up against
>>>>>
>>>>> whenever I am in the garden outside. I find that a durrable folding
>>>>> cane is
>>>>>
>>>>> the best cane for me.
>>>>> Kendra
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Ceci martinezl" <cmlhe at hotmail.com>
>>>>> To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 5:30 PM
>>>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello!
>>>>>> So, I'm planning to get a new folding cane, just wondering, what
>>>>>> kind of cane would you recommend? and why?
>>>>>> I really don't want a telescopic cane, that's all.
>>>>>> Thanks!
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