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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><h1 style='margin-top:0in'><span class=field><span lang=EN style='color:black'>Free White Cane Program</span></span><span lang=EN style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></h1><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The National Federation of the Blind has distributed more than 64,000 free white canes since 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><img width=545 height=363 style='width:5.677in;height:3.7812in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D675F1.3EF610D0" alt="A blind man helps a blind girl use her long white cane."></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The white cane gives blind people the ability to achieve a full and independent life, allowing us to travel freely and safely. We started our free white cane program because we believe that no blind person should be without a white cane, regardless of his or her ability to pay for it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><i><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Your gift of a white cane could not have come at a better time for me! My wonderful wife of forty-three years, who has Alzheimer’s, has moved to an assisted living facility. The only place I could find to get a cane was a fourteen hour round trip for me and I can’t drive anymore. What you have done for me I will remember for the rest of my life.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><h2><span lang=EN style='color:black'>Request a Free White Cane<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>To request a white cane, you can fill out our online application or mail a completed application to our office.<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://freecane.nfb.org/" target="_blank">Free White Cane Online Application</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/free_white_cane_application.pdf" target="_blank">Free White Cane Application (PDF)</a>; please mail the completed PDF application to Free White Cane Program, National Federation of the Blind, 200 East Wells Street<em><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> at Jernigan Place</span></em>, Baltimore, Maryland 21230<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Any blind individual in the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico can request a cane for their personal use. Requests can be made as often as every six months.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2><span lang=EN style='color:black'>How to Choose Your Cane Size<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The canes distributed through our free white cane program are straight fiberglass canes (i.e., not folding or telescoping). All canes are white with a loop on top of the handle and come with a cane tip.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>For adult first-time cane users, we recommend measuring from your shoulders to the floor. The cane needs to reach about two steps in front of where you are stepping. The speed of your pace and length of your stride will make a difference. More experienced cane travelers may wish to have a longer cane, measuring at least chin height.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>For children, teens, and young adults who are first-time cane users, we recommend measuring from your chin to the floor. More experienced cane travelers may wish to have a longer cane, measuring at least nose height.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2><span lang=EN style='color:black'>Cane Travel Training<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Because we are committed to ensuring that every blind person can acquire the training he or she needs to use the white cane, we are proudly affiliated with top-notch model <a href="https://www.nfb.org/about-us/training-centers">training centers</a>. The innovative training programs we have pioneered at these centers are increasingly being replicated by other rehabilitation agencies and providers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>For more information on cane travel and techniques, we invite you to read, "</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Steve Cook<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>District 2 State Board Member of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1<sup>st</sup> Vice President of the Computer Science & Technology Division of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Board member at large of the Columbia chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind of SC owns and operates Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center. Below is a link to read more about Rocky Bottom and to make a reservation for a mountain retreat!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://rockybottomofsc.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please join the National Federation of the Blind of SC on Face Book at any of the below links!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NatFedofSouthCarolina/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>National Federation of the Blind of SC 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'>Computer Science & Technology Division of the National Federation of the Blind of SC</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/RockyBottomofSC/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/Scabs1944/?refid=46&__xts__%5B0%5D=12.%7B%22unit_id_click_type%22%3A%22graph_search_results_item_tapped%22%2C%22click_type%22%3A%22result%22%2C%22module_id%22%3A1%2C%22result_id%22%3A103680927718372%2C%22session_id%22%3A%22dde06b014c19c1fa49889d82a62edcda%22%2C%22module_role%22%3A%22ENTITY_PAGES%22%2C%22unit_id%22%3A%22browse_rl%3Aaed5eb18-5eed-4148-8ec7-5150ce26bf7b%22%2C%22browse_result_type%22%3A%22browse_type_page%22%2C%22unit_id_result_id%22%3A103680927718372%2C%22module_result_position%22%3A0%7D"><span style='color:#0563C1'>South Carolina Association of Blind Students</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/groups/375092969314880?_rdr"><span style='color:#0563C1'>South Carolina Parents of Blind Children</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Your old car keys can be keys to literacy for the blind.<br>Donate your unwanted vehicle to us by clicking <br><a href="http://www.carshelpingtheblind.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.carshelpingtheblind.org</span></a> <br>or call 855 659 9314<br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>