[nagdu] question

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (IT)]

Allison, can you send me a copy of your article? This brings up another
question I have, when you (the collective you, not just Allison) go
sighted guide, do you use your cane? 
I do because it lets me pick up on things the guide may not tell me
about. The cane also identifies me as someone who is blind. 
Curious to know what others do.  

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Allison Nastoff
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 11:29 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] question

Hi Lisa,
I must confess that I don't carry a cane in my backpack.  I do have a
cane at my house, but I have had so much more practice walking routes
with Gilbert on my college campus than I had with a cane that without
Gilbert, I'm lost.  You can read about my disastrous attempt at cane
travel on campus in the next issue of Harness Up.
I was a confident cane traveler around my high school, but nowadays, if
something happened to Gilbert, or if I were going to an event that was
inappropriate for him, I would much prefer sighted guide.
Allison and Gilbert

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lisa" <lison1273 at live.com
>To: "seeing eye-l" <seeingeye-l at list.web.net Date sent: Tue, 17 Feb 
>2009 16:32:57 -0500
>Subject: [nagdu] question

>Hello everyone, I had a question for all of you.  Do you carry a
folding or telescoping cane with you at all times and if so why or why
not?
>Lisa