[Nebraska-Senior-Blind] Question- I have started to use a very short cane in my house - anyone else use a cane in your home?

[Linda Mentink]

Hi Robert and All,

No, I do not use a cane in my home; never have. You have to do what what you have to do to keep the annoyance level down! Maybe you need hearing aids?

Blessings,

Linda


On Apr 19, 2024 7:46 AM, Robert Leslie Newman via Nebraska-Senior-Blind <nebraska-senior-blind at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Yes, I know the interior of our house, like the back of my hand!, However… there are days when my indoor travel ability is… Not so good, either by not paying attention or maybe my hearing is off and my echo location skills are faulty and I miss a doorway, or run into some thing that I would not normally touch along my intended path. And hey, this change in indoor travel has slowed me down and is annoying!
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> And so, yes, I have started to use a 38 inch cane in doors. I had this specially made for me, by D-Canes of Omaha. To make this, Don took a broken cane and salvaged the lower 38 inchs from a broken long white cane. I had him  put a handle at the top. And for the tip, I took a too inch section of rubber tubing, which I found to fit very tightly on the bottom end of the cane; having the very end of that rubber extending a quarter inch beyound the actual end of the cane; I do not need auditory feedback from this tool. And so when I walk through the various rooms, I basically use the cane to reach out and feel for what I know should be off to eihterside of me on my expected path.
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> RLN
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> Respectfully yours,
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> Robert Leslie Newman
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> NFBN Senior Division, President
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