[nfbmi-talk] wmu to study white cane

[joe harcz Comcast]

No doubt and I've used a variety of canes too.

I have complications concerning carpel tunnel etc.

But, regardless I certainly agree with you on your general comment.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at att.net>
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Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] wmu to study white cane


> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of joe
> harcz Comcast
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> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] wmu to study white cane
>
> 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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