[blparent] O&M advice

[Erin Rumer]

HI,

I'm a guide dog user but also use a cane for certain situations or when I
don't want to bring my dog to a certain place.  I find that both canes are
nice in different situations.  If I have my son with me which is usually all
the time, then I prefer the folding cane to get it out of the way when
necessary.  I do like the tactile feedback of the straight cane and how
light it is, especially since I have some mild carpal tunnel in my wrists.
No matter what can I carry, I always have a folding Identification cane with
me as a spare just in case something happens to my regular cane or guide
dog.  The ID cane also fits nicely in a diaper bag which is another bonus. 

Erin

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 11:39 AM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] O&M advice

Hi.  I've used both canes and haven't found much difference between them.

Jo Elizabeth

"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a
song."  Maya Angelou

--------------------------------------------------
From: "Jessica Trask" <ashleejessandmark2012 at samobile.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 9:45 AM
To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>; <blind-talk at nfbnet.org>;
<nfb-new-hampshire at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blparent] O&M advice

> Hi Everyone,
> I'm a cane user. I've hooked up with one of the Orientation and 
> Mobility specialists at the New Hampshire Association for the Blind. 
> I've met him once and I got a cane from the Free White Cane Program run by
the NFB.
> It's one of the Solid White Canes and he prefers me not to use it 
> during our Mobility lessons when we start. He said  he would prefer 
> that I use a folding cane. I chose the rigid cane because I felt that 
> it would work a bit better for me to use because the sidewalks and 
> streets where I'm currently living aren't in the best conditions. In 
> fact, one of the agencies that we are working with to get our daughter 
> back was actually nice enough to buy me and my daughters father a 
> Jogger Stroller for the fact I just mentioned above.
>
> _______________________________________________
> blparent mailing list
> blparent at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> blparent:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/jopinto%40msn.co
> m
> 

_______________________________________________
blparent mailing list
blparent at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
blparent:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/erinrumer%40gmail.com