[nfbmi-talk] wmu to study white cane

[Fred Wurtzel]

Hi,

Well, Joe, I will comment.  I tend to be a pretty tech and science oriented
guy.  I have used a long fiberglass NFB cane for around 40 years, now.
There may be a way to improve it, but I doubt it.  To say it will take
almost a half million dollars and 3 years is obscene.  

Warmest Regards,

fred

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No comment. For informational purposes.

Joe
Study looks at design of canes used by blind people Associated Press Three
Western Michigan University professors are helping to study whether white
canes

used by blind and visually impaired people might benefit from a redesign.
The Kalamazoo Gazette reports the Dae Shik Kim, Robert Wall Emerson and
Koorosh

Naghshineh will study how to improve the ergonomic design and cane-use
biomechanics to help cane users better detect obstacles and drop-offs while
walking.

The hope is to help users avoid injuries. Research is being funded by a more
than $421,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health. Kim, the
project's

principal investigator, says the long cane was developed during the 1940s
and has changed little since then, partly due to lack of research. He says
the

3-year project also will examine how to most effectively wield a cane to
detect any obstacles. 

 
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