[Blindtlk] Cane Tips and Update on my JAWS Decision

[Judy Jones]

The roller ball tip I've seen is about 2 inches in diameter.  I particularly 
like it for use in an outdoor hiking setting or woods area.  Otherwise, 
around town I use the NFB telescopic cane.  My opinion, if people are going 
to ask questions about your cane, they'll ask them anyway, regardless of the 
tip.

When I was teaching, I found that once kids got to look at and handle the 
cane, the novelty was gone.  I do remember in between classes when I let one 
of the boys look at it, a middle-schooler, he telescoped it in, then cries 
"On guard!" as helengthens it like presenting a sword or light saber.  Very 
humorous, and since then, once in a while, I've done that myself for a touch 
of humor.  Hard to describe on-list, may not get the chuckles it does in 
person.  Doesn't sound the same.

All this to say that once the questions are asked, the mystery dies, and 
noone is worried about it.

Judy


-----Original Message----- 
From: Szostak, Christine via blindtlk
Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 4:34 AM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Cc: Szostak, Christine
Subject: [Blindtlk] Cane Tips and Update on my JAWS Decision

Hi All,
  I am wanting to get a back-up cane tip for my cane. Currently I use the 
marshmallow roller tip and love it with the exception that once it starts to 
ware down a little, it has a tendency to sometimes still get stuck in 
cracks. Thus, I was considering the smaller size roller ball tip but had a 
few quick questions:

1)  How loud is in in comparison to the marshmallow roller tip as it moves 
along the floor?

2)  Does it make the cane look more unusual (e.g., do people have a tendency 
to ask you about it a lot or seem to stare at it if you have some usable 
vision mores than the marshmallow style tips)? I work in  a teaching setting 
and need my students and want my colleagues to pay more attention to me than 
to the quirky aspects of my cane...

3)  Is it less likely to get stuck in cracks than does the marshmallow 
roller tip when it starts to ware down or is it about the same?

  Any info would be much appreciated!

  For the question I had about JAWS, first, thanks to all of you that 
responded, your comments and suggestions were really helpful. Based on a lot 
of what I have heard and that I am still using Windows 7, I have opted to 
hold off on purchasing the v17 update for now as I really have no specific 
need of it.
Happy almost Friday all!
Chris
Dr. Christine M. Szostak
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Department of Social Sciences
Shorter University
Rome, Georgia
szostak.1 at osu.edu<mailto:szostak.1 at osu.edu>
cszostak at shorter.edu

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