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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><h1><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>Please share with your contacts!<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></h1><h1><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>Free White Cane Program<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'><img width=94 height=125 style='width:.9791in;height:1.302in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.gif@01D4DF2F.C196F5E0" alt="A hand holding a cane"></span><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>We believe the long white cane is a means to independence. The white cane has proved a useful tool to millions of blind people in navigating their environments with confidence and safety. It is a tool which allows blind people to travel where and when they want, and as such leads to self-sufficiency.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'><img width=103 height=137 style='width:1.0729in;height:1.427in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.gif@01D4DF2F.C196F5E0" alt="A man walks through a construction site"></span><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>We believe that independence and freedom to travel are so important to the quality of life of blind people that every blind person should have a cane, regardless of ability to pay.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>We are giving, free of charge to the user, rigid fiberglass canes. Please see the online application or download the paper application to view available cane sizes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>Request a free white cane!<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'><img width=140 height=135 style='width:1.4583in;height:1.4062in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.gif@01D4DF2F.C196F5E0" alt="Two senior blind women stand in a waterfall with their friend."></span><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>Visit our <a href="http://freecane.nfb.org/">online free white cane application form</a> now or complete an accessible <a href="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/free_white_cane_application.pdf">PDF application</a> online. Completed applications should be mailed to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>Free White Cane Program<br>National Federation of the Blind<br>200 East Wells Street<br><em><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>at Jernigan Place</span></em><i><br></i> Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>Any blind individual in the fifty states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico may request a cane for their personal use. Requests may be made as often as every six months.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>For adult first-time cane users, we recommend measuring from your shoulders to the floor. The cane needs to reach a good two steps in front of where you are stepping. The speed of your pace and length of your stride will make a difference. More seasoned cane travelers may wish to have a longer cane, measuring at least chin height.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333'>For children, teens, and young adults who are first-time cane users, we recommend measuring from your chin to the floor. More seasoned cane travelers may wish to have a longer cane, measuring at least nose height.</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Steve Cook<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LddWwCJNPHI"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Click here to view the PSA for the National Federation of the Blind of SC</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.nfbofsc.org</span></a><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NatFedofSouthCarolina/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Follow the National Federation of the Blind of SC On Face Book</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.rockybottomofsc.com/index/index.php"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.RockyBottomofSC.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/RockyBottomofSC/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Follow Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center on Face Book</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/Computer-Science-Technology-Division-of-the-NFB-of-SC-343263089815304/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Follow the Computer Science & Technology Division of SC on Face Book</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>District 2 NFB of SC State Board Member<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1<sup>st</sup> Vice President of the Columbia Chapter of the NFB of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1<sup>st</sup> Vice President of the Computer Science & Technology Division of the NFB of SC<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>