[Blindtlk] Cane Tips and Update on my JAWS Decision

[Szostak, Christine]

Hi,
  Thanks, this info really helps! I will probably stick with the marshmellow roller tip given this.
Have a wonderful afternoon!
Chris

Dr. Christine M. Szostak
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Department of Social Sciences
Shorter University
Rome, Georgia
szostak.1 at osu.edu
cszostak at shorter.edu


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From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Judy Jones via blindtlk
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Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Cane Tips and Update on my JAWS Decision

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
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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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