[Blindtlk] NFB and canes and travel

[Carly Mihalakis]

Good evening, Pat,

         All I AI may be able to speak on is my own experience: my 
method of travel seems to dictate noticing feedback of echolocation 
heavily something which, is not readily supplied via those roller 
tips. I hate those tips for this reason.

Conversely, metal or rainshine tips supply ample means of audio 
feedback. As far as I know, this is an origin of people's preferring 
particular canetips. Is that what you've heard?
for today, Car
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At 12:49 PM 1/19/2014, Patrick Bennet wrote:
>Hey everyone,
>
>I just joined the list. I have some questions about cane travel and I
>hope you might be able to help me with this. Before I ask, I should
>probably explain.
>
>For years I received instruction in O&M through my school district. I
>was given a folding cane with a standard rolling tip, which seems to
>be pretty commonly ordered by most agencies and districts. I think
>they come from a place in Canada .... but don't quote me on that. That
>is what I've always been used to. They seem decent enough.
>
>But, I've read some online literature from the NFB about cane travel,
>including structured discovery (as opposed to routes) and a different
>kind of cane you use that is lighter an uses a metal tip. I've also
>heard about something called a rainshine tip. Maybe they are the same
>things.
>
>Anyway, I've always been taught to hold the cane with the palm of the
>hand over it, with the index finger pointing down the flat side. This
>allows the cane with a roller tip to stay on the ground, also called
>constant contact. Is this not correct? From what I've read on the NFB
>website, your canes have metal tips, which would seem harder to slide
>over rough or cracked areas but would give more feedback. I also read
>somewhere that the grip is supposed to be different. In short, I'm
>wondering what the differences and advantages are. If so, I'd like to
>learn more. I've already read that they are lighter. Do you use them
>or hold them differently with another grip? Can NFB canes take roller
>tips and use constant contact, and if not, why? Is there really that
>much of an advantage to a cane that doesn't fold? I'm curious to learn
>about the differences, because I've never heard about them otherwise.
>
>Thanks,
>Pat
>
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