[Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?

Thu Mar 7 07:58:33 UTC 2013

I've used my cane for fishing out objects that snuck under my futonne. Once, 
I let my grandmother use my cane for moving a box in a store that she was 
having trouble with. The box was on a shelf that was a little too high for 
either of us to reach since we are only a little taller than five feet and 
within two inches from each other's hights. Canes can also be used to reach 
and test out the smoke detecter.
Kendra
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judy jones" <jtj1 at cableone.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?


> So true with everything you've said, am giggling about the ceiling fan, 
> anyone ever try that?  Hahahaha.
>
> Other uses:
> Finding the light fixtures in a new home.
>
> Discovering items under the bed, sofa, entertainment system, etc.
> Fishing out documents that fell behind the desk.
> Unclogging a vacuum hose.
> Allowing little tots to hold onto a folded cane to pull them around in a 
> swimming pool.
>
> In our house, my husband and I have used our canes at various times for 
> all of the above.  *smiles*
>
> Judy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Hyde, David W. (ESC)" <david.hyde at wcbvi.k12.wi.us>
> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 9:26 AM
> 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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