[Md-sligo] White Caine

[Tom Bickford]

Hello James,

      
Do you get books from BARD? It will look like bragging, but I suggest a
booklet I wrote called "Care and Feeding of the Long White Cane." It is
basic instructions on cane travel. I wrote it while living in the Maryland
suburbs. The section on subways, escalators and elevators is largely based
on my experience in the D.C. METRO. I have been riding METRO alone and with
others since the day it opened in 1966. I know you can't learn how to travel
out of a book any more than you can learn to drive a car from a book, but
you can learn about it and get a good idea of how to start. The book is also
available in large print from the NFB Independence Market for free or from
me for free if you send me a mailing address or wait until the next chapter
meeting. You don't have to be blind to get or read the booklet. The trouble
is that we would have to get together, and would that mean using the METRO
to get to the meeting? 

The reason I call it a "booklet" is because it is short.  The print book is
in large type and is about 60 pages for the whole thing, and the section on
METRO is a short section. The recorded version takes an hour and forty
minutes to listen to.I suggest the print book for your family members so
they might have a broader concept than their immediate concerns.Most of the
low vision specialists that I have heard make presentations concentrate on
using what little sight you have remaining. They usually do not think of
using other techniques 

     The NFB will send you a free white cane on the idea that we think any
blind person in the country who wants a cane should have one. "Blind" does
not mean totally without light perception. It means that you need to use
another way to get things done, other than looking with your eyes.  A large
percent of NFB members have some sight. 
 

Respond by any means that works.

Phone: 301-598-5496

You have my email address from this message, but here it is anyway. 

tbick3 at msn.com

Tom Bickford


-----Original Message-----
From: Md-sligo [mailto:md-sligo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of James
Newell via Md-sligo
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 5:08 PM
To: Debbie Brown; NFB of Maryland' 'Sligo Creek Chapter list
Cc: James Newell
Subject: [Md-sligo] White Caine

Debbie:  I think I will need a White Caine in the short near future because
my eye doctor has prescribed eye glasses.  To me that means that my sight
has diminished.  I have an appointment with a low vision specialist on
2/17/2016 to further access my sight.   I did not attend the chapter meeting
because family members did not think I was ready to start traveling on metro
alone. 

 

 

Thank you,

James Newell

O: 301-837-1502

C: 301-852-8826