[nfb-talk] new NFB canes

David Andrews dandrews at visi.com
Fri Aug 19 01:31:24 UTC 2011


Chuck:

I think one of the goals of NFB canes is to be as light in weight as 
possible, so you can use it for long periods of time without tiring 
your hand and arm.  Thus the crook offers little benefit for the 
extra weight imparts.

Dave

At 08:15 PM 8/18/2011, you wrote:
>they still exist as I still order them usually from LS&S group but 
>the NFB never marketed them or used them for whatever reason.
>Chuck
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" 
><Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
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>Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 9:40 AM
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>>White canes with curved handles, did exist.  When I had my first 
>>mobility lesson, many years ago, I had one.  It had a handle like 
>>the golf pride canes, with the flat section for your first finger, 
>>to rest.  I do not know who made them.  I do not remember ever 
>>seeing them at the NFB, but they did exist.  I tried to find my old 
>>one, for Lora, but I must have gotten rid of it.  It is to short 
>>for me.  Who ever was teaching me, at the time, did not believe in 
>>the cane reaching your nose.
>>
>>Terry Powers
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Loren Wakefield [mailto:isaiah5719 at mchsi.com]
>>Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 11:26 AM
>>To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] new NFB canes
>>
>>Sorry, but to my knowledge nfb canes have never had crooks, but 
>>crooks have used them.
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Handel" <cindy425 at verizon.net>
>>To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 9:35 AM
>>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] new NFB canes
>>
>>
>>>You can hang an NFB cane on a hook with the loop on the top.
>>>
>>>Cindy





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