[Nfbf-l] behavior and cane use

[lappland at bellsouth.net]

Doreen,
Have some blind people who use a cane do a presentation at her school. The 
sighted kids think the cane is really cool and want to try it out. Maybe 
after seeing the positive attitudes of her peers will make her rethink her 
opinion of it. It would be great if the other kids would show interest in 
her cane so she would feel that her cane is an asset and not something that 
makes her different.
also, i am not so sure that i would believe that she is purposely tripping 
other children with her cane. I would have to witness it myself. It may be 
that her teacher has a negative attitude about her using the cane and 
blowing little incidents out of proportion. I hear  people who attended the 
national conventions telling others how thousands of blind cane users 
tripped and hit them  with their canes.
Also, 30 minutes a week of O&M is less than adequate. How much of that half 
hour is spent  talking and how much is actual instruction? I didn't use my 
cane for 4 years after I loss my sight but when I was ready I had good 
skills ready to use.
We have a little boy in our Kids Club that has a very good attitude about 
his cane and uses it everywhere he goes. It would be nice if your daughter 
could attend one of our events and meet him.

Good luck!

Carolyn Lapp
Executive Director
Florida Outreach Center for the Blind
561-642-0005
info_focb at bellsouth.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doreen Franklin" <doreenproverbs3 at bellsouth.net>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>; "Blindkid" 
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Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 1:12 PM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] behavior and cane use


Posting this in hopes someone can give me some advice for our 7-yr old/1st 
grade daughter who is VI. She is still in denial of her vision and hates her 
cane (that is another LONG story). I have been told by her teacher that when 
she uses her cane at school, numerous times she will "purposefully" trip her 
peers by putting the cane under their feet. My "take" on it is that she is 
trying to get me to take the cane away because of her misusing it. She is 
getting only 30-min of O&M time and she doesn't do that while with the O&M 
instructor. And she does not do it with us, so this was very "new" to us!

Can anyone suggest what to do so that she will use the cane correctly and 
not try to trip her peers? ALL suggestions are welcome!!!

Thank you and Happy New Year to all!!!

Doreen
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