[nabs-l] canes and water park rides

[Sophie Trist]

Arielle, I don't have an answer to your question about going to 
theme parks alone. However, in 99% of cases, going to theme parks 
is a social event. I for one would never go to a park by myself. 
Family and friends are most of the fun. So, I don't see your 
question about going to theme parks alone being much of an issue 
for most people.

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:56:52 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] canes and water park rides

A folding cane would probably work as well.

Chris

Chris Nusbaum, Co-Chair
Public Relations Committee
Maryland Association of Blind Students
Phone: (443) 547-2409

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
Kaiti Shelton
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 5:10 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] canes and water park rides

I don't know what the rides you want to go on are specifically 
like, but a
telescopic cane would probably be your best bet since it's so 
compact.
Using shoe storage areas sounds like a good idea.  You might also 
be able to
have a park employee give it to you when you get off if there 
isn't a good
place to store it at the end of the ride.  If you have to keep it 
with you
on the ride, and if they'll allow for it, you could try putting 
the loop at
the top of the cane around your wrist and holding onto it along 
with any
handlebars or something.  It might be a little awkward, but if 
you can't get
anything else to work the awkwardness would be worth having your 
cane when
you get off of the ride.

Hope these ideas help.

On 3/31/13, Cindy Bennett <clb5590 at gmail.com> wrote:
 Hi everyone,

 This summer, I am going to a water park. When I go to theme 
parks, I
 typically store my cane somewhere outside the ride area or on 
the exit
 side of a roller coaster platform. However, many water rides are 
such
 that you get on the ride in a different location, often quite a 
walk
 away, from the place where you get off of the ride. My cane is 
too
 long to fit in many inner tubes, and I doubt that it would be a 
safe
 thing to bring along especially if it came loose.

 I am wondering if a telescoping cane would be the best for this,
 because I know that many water rides have shoe holders. It would 
just
 be annoying, because I would have to rely on someone to guide me 
back
 to these shoe holders that are often at the entrance of the 
ride.

 So what are your suggestions for storing a cane during water 
rides?

 Thanks.



 --
 Cindy Bennett
 Secretary: National Association of Blind Students Legislative
 Coordinator: National Federation of the Blind of Washington

 B.A. Psychology, UNC Wilmington
 clb5590 at gmail.com

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