[nagdu] First cane walk! (cane feedback)

[Gail]

How did you get the roller over the NFB tip? Is yours the no cost fiberglass
one, with the flat metal tip? I would love to be able to put a rollerball on
that but it looks like it would take some modifying to do it... 
 
Gail 
 
 
 
 
-------Original Message------- 
 
From: Mark J. Cadigan 
Date: 6/23/2010 10:32:21 AM 
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users 
Subject: Re: [nagdu] First cane walk! (cane feedback) 
 
It is very subjective. There is no true way to objectively quantify the 
Tactile feedback you are receiving from a particular mottle of cane. But in 
My experience when you add joints between the sections of a folding cane the

Crispness of the feedback is reduced. This doesn't pose a problem for me, 
And I prefer the roller marshmallow over the NFB tip so I will continue to 
Use my trusty ambutec. 
 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com> 
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 7:59 AM 
Subject: Re: [nagdu] First cane walk! 
 
 
> Mark, 
> I also use the Ambuteck cane. How does it give less feedback then the 
> NFB model? 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Mark J. Cadigan 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 5:03 PM 
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users 
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] First cane walk! 
> 
> My personal preference of cane is the ambutec 5 part aluminum folding 
> cane 
> with a rolling marshmallow tip. I find that it does a good job with not 
> 
> getting itself stuck in cracks in the sidewalk. The downside of such a 
> cane 
> is it gives you less feedback than the NFB variety. 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gail" <deerskin at oct.net> 
> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 3:14 PM 
> Subject: [nagdu] First cane walk! 
> 
> 
>> Hello all! 
>> 
>> I did it- sort of! Just went out with my long cane for the first time, 
> for 
>> a 
>> walk up to the corner and back. I was wearing my Cocoon sunglasses, 
> but 
>> they 
>> are just good sunglasses, not blocking like sleepshades. And I have to 
> say 
>> I 
>> felt a lot safer, reaching out ahead of me like that, rather than 
> creeping 
>> along with both crutches, using the left to check out things as I have 
> had 
>> to do. The only thing I didnt like was that the cane has a flat metal 
> tip 
>> that scrapes, rattles and catches on everything, even the small line 
> dents 
>> they put on side walks for each square of concrete. So I would have 
>> several 
>> free steps then *BONK*, dead stop on one of those nothing cracks! Of 
>> course 
>> it showed me well the important cracks, dead bushes sticking out-took 
> me a 
>> few moments to figure out what had caught and tangled it, never had 
> that 
>> kind of thing stop me on a walk before with my dogs!- but once 
> untangled, 
>> I 
>> was trundling merrily along again. Went up to the corner, and was 
> trying 
>> to 
>> figure out what would show me I was AT the corner. It has a curb cut, 
> and 
>> is 
>> straight in line with the line of travel, so I have to think of how to 
> 
>> know 
>> its there, with other corners in town. 
>> 
>> But that was SO cool- instead of creeping, I was able to walk much 
> faster 
>> than I have been in a couple years! 
>> Have a question- should I change to a rollerball tip? Does it give as 
> much 
>> information, without catching on things like normal sidewalk lines? 
> And 
>> what 
>> size would fit the free canes that the NFB gives out? I've found good 
>> prices 
>> on tips on Amazon, but dont know what size to choose. 
>> 
>> Gail 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________ 
>> nagdu mailing list 
>> nagdu at nfbnet.org 
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org 
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
>> nagdu: 
>> 
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/kramc11%40gmail.c 
> om 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________ 
> nagdu mailing list 
> nagdu at nfbnet.org 
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org 
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> nagdu: 
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/rebecca.pickrell% 
> 40ngc.com 
> 
> _______________________________________________ 
> nagdu mailing list 
> nagdu at nfbnet.org 
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org 
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> nagdu: 
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/kramc11%40gmail.com

 
 
_______________________________________________ 
nagdu mailing list 
nagdu at nfbnet.org 
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org 
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nagdu:

http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/deerskin%40oct.net 
.