[NFBMT] Meet the Blind Month and White Cane Awareness Day: Teach the World About What the White Cane Means to Blind People

[Sheila]

I didn't think of that thanks.

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Subject: Re: [NFBMT] Meet the Blind Month and White Cane Awareness Day: Teach the World About What the White Cane Means to Blind People

Sheila:  

I was thinking why don’t you contact  one of the  NFB training centers and ask them for some advice?  If I remember correctly, they handle the different situations here and there. 

Laurie 

> On Oct 4, 2018, at 6:30 PM, Bruce&Joy Breslauer via NFBMT <nfbmt at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> It wouldn't be easy, but you'd have to use one hand, preferably the 
> right hand, for the cane, and just hold the walker with one hand.  You 
> would have to use the cane out in front of the walker to detect 
> changes in elevation or obstacles.  I don't even know if that is 
> possible, but that is what common sense would dictate to me.  Maybe 
> you would need an extra-long cane.  Joy
> 
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> Subject: Re: [NFBMT] Meet the Blind Month and White Cane Awareness 
> Day: Teach the World About What the White Cane Means to Blind People
> 
> Hi rik Ii'm trying to figure out how to enhance my mobility while 
> using a walker. This is interesting and not easy. I'm tired of trying 
> to figure out how not to run in to walls and how to figure out when to turn in hallways.
> If you have any ideas, contact me. I do agree that if we walk as well 
> as talk the talk, our message will be stronger.
> 
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> NFBMT
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> Cc: Rik James <rixmix2009 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NFBMT] Meet the Blind Month and White Cane Awareness Day:
> Teach the World About What the White Cane Means to Blind People
> 
> Let's discuss this.
> What does the White Cane mean, I mean what does it mean now.
> Does it mean anything different from when the first awareness day came about?
> 
> What is the progress?
> Is there a way to measure it?
> Is it symbolic more  than actual?
> 
> When people in my town see it, I can see changes. Some good, and some 
> very much less so.
> In some cases, very real, and hard to deny.  In the years when there 
> was a summer program in Bozeman, the awareness was much much more prevalent.
> 
> Now in some ways I am only talking about the cane here. How did folks 
> understand what it meant to see someone using it.
> Of course the bigger issue is to what level does knowing about the 
> cane to understanding anything about blindness, vision loss, and the 
> assumptions, mystical mythifications, and so on.
> 
> In terms of cane travel, I do not think I see any evidence at all in 
> my community that there is a lot for people to become aware of, since 
> few seem to be out there hoofing it. In some ways, safety concerns, do 
> in fact, enter into the equation, due to attention distracted drivers, and so on.
> 
> Every truth has its secrets. Every secret has its own truth. Which one 
> is believed the more?
> The Federation philosophy, I think, is that we have to create a truth, 
> in many ways, to combat the mythology, and to override the lowered expectations.
> At the same time, we have to actually walk, as well as talk.  If we 
> only talk, well we are not quite making our case as convincingly as we 
> might and could.
> 
> This is just a midday rant, my friends.
> I want to hear from you.
> Discuss.
> What does it mean today, this long white cane?
> 
> It is October. Meet the blind month. Okay. Here I am. Talk to me.
> Next Thursday it is time for another phone conference. I may hear from 
> some of you at-large members at that point. But remember, also, we 
> have our guest, Peggy Chong, who will share her research, what she has 
> learned of some early history of the Blind in Montana.
> 
> Go Rockies!
> Go Indians!
> Go baseball on the radio. The only way to enjoy America's great game, 
> is on the radio!
> Last night's 13-inning Wild Card game, it got me pumped up. I may have 
> even waved my cane today at a few baseball fans. But how would they 
> know it was about baseball?
> 
> At summer school, we always had a night with the All-Star game. Fond 
> memories of those nights.
> 
> Rik
> 
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