[nabs-l] Not Just Your Average Cane

Mon Mar 29 15:50:18 UTC 2010

Joe and Fellow Listers,

I don't know if this has already been mentioned, but it is perfectly
exceptable to have multiple canes. If you own more than one you can
pick one  to decorate and see if it will work for you and still ensure
your safety when traveling. Let us know how the decorating works out
for you.

Domonique .

On 3/28/10, Sarah Alawami <marrie12 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey I named my cane joseph. Well that one got run over by a wheel chair and
> joseph junior got smashed in a door so now joseph junior is back. lol.
>
> but in all seriousness good luck and be careful when decorating your cane.
> not to much in my opinion but maybe you could do something that would catch
> a driver's attention so they could see you better.
>
> Take care..
> s
> On Mar 28, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Jedi wrote:
>
>> No worries Joe. I once called my cane Fido because I got sick of people
>> who would ask me if I had a dog. I then responde with "Yes, he's a skinny
>> white lab!" I like yours though.
>>
>> Respectfully,
>> Jedi
>>
>>
>> Original message:
>>> Hi Mark,
>>
>>> Having started the thread, I feel compelled to respond to your thoughtful
>>> post.  It goes without say that people's opinions here do not reflect any
>>> official NFB positions, and I honestly doubt the NFB would genuinely care
>>> if
>>> all its members suddenly decided to sport a wide range of colorfully
>>> decorated canes.  I think Dr. Maurer would probably find the concept
>>> amusing, and doesn't Whozit sport a black cane in our logo?  That fellow
>>> was
>>> far ahead of the curve.
>>
>>> For my own part, I'm headed to Michael's sometime soon to embark upon a
>>> project to transform my own cane into the walking wonder I know it can
>>> be.
>>> I think that in doing so I would do well to use a measure of practical
>>> sense.  Security checkpoints at airports and federal buildings would
>>> probably not look kindly on a cane that is different from what is
>>> popularly
>>> accepted.  We can't expect the world to automatically get that blind
>>> people
>>> have their own sense of pizzazz, and by the same token, we can't expect
>>> people to pick up on the fact we're blind at night if using something as
>>> obscure as a black cane, even though I agree with the previous subscriber
>>> that motorists should respect pedestrians with or without this new breed
>>> of
>>> eye candy.
>>
>>> I'm glad people pointed out the jurisdictions that specifically call for
>>> the
>>> cane to be white.  In asking my question, sarcasm notwithstanding, I was
>>> not
>>> really setting out to violate laws that are meant to preserve my safety,
>>> but
>>> I do not want these laws to tuck me away into a label that can be every
>>> bit
>>> as condescending as terms like "handicapped."  If senior citizens can
>>> sport
>>> all manner of creatively designed walking canes, by golly, I want my own
>>> mode of transportation to broadcast my own sense of humor.  It's not as
>>> if I
>>> can smack a bumper sticker on my German shepherd's butt and call it good,
>>> although, can you imagine the wide range of clever slogans one could
>>> produce
>>> with that kind of strategic angle?
>>
>>> All of this having been said, I spent nearly a year working on behalf of
>>> victims of human trafficking.  I learned all about the negative
>>> connotations
>>> associated with words like "pimping," and for using that term to catch
>>> your
>>> attention, I am truly sorry.
>>
>>> In summation, I think the responses on both lists to which the question
>>> went
>>> out has been mostly positive.  It's no scientific survey, but I think it
>>> is
>>> at least slightly indicative of the membership's willingness to explore
>>> the
>>> idea or at least humor my nonsense.  People who have given more
>>> straight-laced responses are no doubt secretly glad they're not the only
>>> ones who thought of this, because original this idea is most certainly
>>> not.
>>> Let's leave out the references to accessible currency and other
>>> controversial topics out of it this time around.  We debate those serious
>>> issues all the time and should enjoy the all too infrequent light banter.
>>
>>> Best,
>>
>>> Joe Orozco and the Soon to Be Improved Sir Tap-A-Lot
>>
>>> What, as if you haven't ever thought of giving your cane a name???
>>
>>> "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their
>>> sleeves,
>>> some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mark BurningHawk
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 5:51 PM
>>> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Pimp My Cane
>>
>>> I'm following this thread, and I know a large percentage of the folks
>>> here are NFB members; I personally a not, nor any organization, for
>>> that matter.  I find a bit of hypocrisy in this discussion:  First the
>>> NFB rails against things like audible cross walk signals and so on,
>>> claiming that the blind don't need them, that it's not what the blind
>>> "want," whatever.  Same with identifiable currency.  Now, however, I
>>> hear a bunch of the same people saying, in effect, "I want to carry a
>>> symbol of blindness! I want to proclaim my blindness to everyone so
>>> that they can alter their behaviors appropriately in recognition of
>>> the fact that I'm blind!"  I should think the true spirit of the NFB
>>> might be to use a black cane and give no indication whatsoever of
>>> blindness, except on a purely voluntary basis.  I just don't
>>> understand this.
>>
>>> Mark BurningHawk
>>> Skype and Twitter:  BurningHawk1969
>>> Home:  Http://MarkBurningHawk.net/
>>> Namaste!
>>
>>
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