[nabs-l] Not Just Your Average Cane

Tue Mar 30 01:08:03 UTC 2010

Jamie, That's a really cool idea. I'd like to try that some day.

Domonique

On 3/29/10, Jamie Principato <blackbyrdfly at gmail.com> wrote:
> I just had a cool idea that I thought I'd share. I've found that my
> telescoping cane comes apart if you take off the cap at the top and let the
> sections fall out. If you have more than one telescoping cane, you could
> paint the different sections of one and leave the other white, and mix and
> match. If one day you want a very colorful cane, use the colored one. If you
> only feel like a little pizazz another day, swap out a few of the colored
> sections for white ones and just leave one or two bands colored, maybe the
> handle and tip. Or you could go all white if, say, you're going out at night
> and want to be very visible.
>
> On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Aziza Cano
> <daydreamingncolor at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> That's a good idea. That way it isn't a done deal if it doesn't work out.
>> Aziza
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Domonique Lawless" <
>> dlawless86 at gmail.com>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" <
>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 9:50 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Not Just Your Average Cane
>>
>>
>>  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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