[Ohio-Talk] children using a cane

[Barbara Pierce]

I believe strongly that this child should use the cane outside the home. I always used a cane around my garden. That is not quite true, but I always regretted when I did not. In fact, when I came into the back door of our house, I used the cane while I was walking up to the can where I stored canes beside the front door. I was just checking for furniture and junk that the kids might have left on the floor because I had a cane in my hand. 
Barbara
Barbara Pierce (she, her, hers)
President Emerita
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
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> On May 13, 2022, at 2:38 PM, marianne denning via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I am looking for opinions here. I am an advocate for a student in public
> school. It sounds like his family lives in the country. The O&M instructor
> told his mom that most blind people don't use their canes at home so he does
> not use the cane when he goes different places on their property. I am
> encouraging Mom to have him use the cane outside the house so he gains
> confidence in his cane technique. He is 6 years old and still holds hands
> with a family member when they are out in the community. He does carry his
> cane but it is for identification. I have to admit I was never introduced to
> the cane and learned to travel in my small community without a cane but that
> should have never happened.
> 
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