[nabs-l] Free NFB cane

[Jacob Struiksma]

When is this mater going to be taken care of?  I am tall man and need 69
length cane.  I would like to be able to get free cane but at this time they
only offering the shorter canes
From
Jacob Struiksma
 

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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Free NFB cane

Good job Joesiph!

On 7/11/09, T. Joseph Carter <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com> wrote:
> Following up, while at convention I raised the point about NFB's free 
> cane program not including the larger sizes for us tall folks.  The 
> response was that this was a good point, and it's going to be 
> addressed.  Glad to hear it!
>
> Joseph
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 05:12:32AM -0700, T. Joseph Carter wrote:
>> Jim,
>>
>> We generally recommend nose-high canes.  A few use canes taller than 
>> they are, but only a few.  *grin*
>>
>> I second your bafflement at the limitation in cane lengths.  It 
>> should go as high as 69" at least.  A lot of guys fall in the 65 and 
>> 67 range, and more than a few into the 69.
>>
>> I'd go straight for carbon fiber myself, which the NFB doesn't give 
>> away for free.  They're light and they're strong.  I might be 
>> concerned about a graphite/carbon cane in the frigid winter (can 
>> become more brittle), but the straight canes seem to be tough enough at
least for Denver.
>>
>> Joseph
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:10:58AM -0700, Jim Reed wrote:
>>> Hey all,
>>>
>>> I'm wondering why the free NFB canes are so short? I mean, I'm only 
>>> 6 foot 4, and an NFB cane isn't long enough for me. I could 
>>> understand the NFB not having a long enough cane for me if I was 
>>> like 7 foot tall, but I am not that tall, and I am certianly not 
>>> that far out of the norm for the average height of American males,
>>>
>>> I find the 63 inch limit particularly odd since the NFB (or at least 
>>> nost NFB members) all seem to recomend canes that are at least as 
>>> tall, if not taller, than the person using it. This means (based on 
>>> NFB
>>> recomendations) that a 63 inch cane should not be used by anyone 
>>> taller than 5 foot 3. As far as I can tell, nearly all American men, 
>>> and most American women and teenagers are going to be taller than 5 
>>> foot 3, so why won't the NFB offer a free cane that is large enough 
>>> for most of society to benifit? I'm sure their is a legitimate and 
>>> rational (probably economic) reason as to why the NFB has choosen to 
>>> not offer canes longer than 63 inches, and I'd be curious to find 
>>> out what that reason is.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> "From compromise and things half done, Keep me with stern and 
>>> stubborn pride, And when at last the fight is won, ... Keep me still 
>>> unsatisfied."
>>> --Louis Untermeyer
>>
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