[nabs-l] canes and water park rides

[Ryan Bishop]

Hi
You could also use a cane holster, I have found that works to.
Ryan

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On 31/03/2013, at 14:09, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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