[stylist] rollerball cane tips

Sun Nov 16 01:35:08 UTC 2008

that is very well written.
one would think you a professional in writing and mobility!
I did the "knowledge base for today's chapter meeting.  brought in my 
rollerblah cane and my old fiberglass.  I made the point you did 
about lighter is better for safety and control.
mother of blind child asked about carbon fiber solid (nonfolding) 
canes.  what do you think of those?  I have no experience.
I also made the point that lighter made the cane more sensitive to 
what  is at the tip to be detected.
was a five to seven minute presentation, much more than that then in 
questions and discussion.

robert it made my mind wander too: when did canes first get used by 
blind people?  is there a book on the history of the cane?  if not, 
maybe we need to write one.

jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 04:18 PM 11/15/2008, you wrote:
>On this bit about a tip getting stuck and the blind traveler gets stuck in
>the stomach, that has not happened to me for years, if not for decades.  And
>here is why ... When I extend my cane out in front, I am holding it in a
>modified pencil grip, the palm of my hand is nearly angled down toward the
>floor. Visualize this,  the grip and wrist action is similar to what you do
>when you are picking up a chess piece and are placing it down on the chess
>board. And yes, it is my fingers that are doing the duty of carrying the
>weight of my cane (I always choose the lightest fiber glass cane I can
>find). Also, because of this type of grip, the shaft of the cane is at more
>of an up right angle and because that in a since has shortened the distance
>that my cane will be out in front of me, I then compensate and regain that
>distance by having my arm extended out at full length with just a little
>bend at the elbow. Then visualize this part, my hand and of course the canes
>handle are held up at mid to upper chest level.
>
>The positive results that I have found by this method is- first, with the
>tip and cane shaft held at that angle , it does not catch on as many
>obstacles. Second, with the cane being held out in front of me by a good 20
>to 25 inches, I have more room and time to extricate it if and when it does
>catch. Third, by holding the cane in this fashion, I have more control on
>where I place the tip.
>
>
>Robert Leslie Newman
>Email- newmanrl at cox.net
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Angela fowler
>Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 2:42 PM
>To: 'NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List'
>Subject: Re: [stylist] rollerball cane tips
>
>Has she ever used a roller tip? It rolls nicely from side to side, granted,
>but it doesn't role forward. It is when it is moved forward that it gets
>stuck.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Barbara Hammel
>Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 12:39 PM
>To: NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [stylist] rollerball cane tips
>
>Her explanation was that the roller ball tip doesn't get stuck.  It just
>glides over stuff whereas the regular tip gets stuck and jabs you in the
>stomach.
>Barbara
>
>--------------------------------------------------
>From: "Angela fowler" <fowlers at syix.com>
>Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 10:50 PM
>To: "'NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>Subject: Re: [stylist] rollerball cane tips
>
> > Yep, my mobility instructor gave me one when I was a kid, although I
> > fail to understand how kids can't be just as successful and actually
> > more successful with an NFB cane or a rainshine.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> > On Behalf Of Barbara Hammel
> > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 8:12 PM
> > To: NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [stylist] rollerball cane tips
> >
> > I wonder if they came up with those to "help the little chidren be
> > successful with their canes"?  I've a friend whose daughter's mobility
> > instructor gave her one for just that purpose.  I refuse to let anyone
> > give one to my children.
> > Barbara
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > From: "Angela fowler" <fowlers at syix.com>
> > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 7:43 PM
> > To: "'NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: Re: [stylist] rollerball cane tips
> >
> >> Jim, so glad you're getting better.
> >> Yes, those roller tips aren't all they're cracked up to be. I gave my
> >> old folding cane away a long time ago, someone was desperate, and
> >> haven't missed it a bit.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> >> On Behalf Of James Canaday M.A. N6YR
> >> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 5:40 PM
> >> To: NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List
> >> Subject: [stylist] rollerball cane tips
> >>
> >> hello friends,
> >> I'm going back to a previous discussion we had regarding canes and
> >> cane tips.
> >> the replacement tips I had ordered for my cane were wrong, rainshine
> >> instead of the standard metal glide tip and I could not get the
> >> rainshine on my solid fiberglass cane.
> >> I had a trip downtown this afternoon and thus was forced to use what
> >> I call my "dress cane" because it looks nice, doesn't appear to have
> >> survived a nuclear blast.  problem is it is a folding cane, probably
> >> three times the weight, and made of graphite.  it was given by a
> >> state functionary.  my "dress cane" has a rolling tip.
> >> after walking with it downtown on some familiar sidewalks, I can
> >> conclusively report that it doesn't communicate nearly so much detail
> >> as my solid, light, metal glide tipped, cane.  I tried tapping
> >> (harder with heavier cane) and even tried some of the rollerball
> >> technique.    so, I'm getting metal glide tips ASAP.
> >>
> >> one note, during my trip downtown I had to take cover under the
> >> awning of the newspaper/cable-TV/ISP because it was hailing pea-sized
>hail.
> >> hail presents its own travel problems, chiefly the pain and the noise.
> >>
> >> and to those who have been praying for me, I am getting better.
> >> thank you and thank God.
> >>
> >> jc
> >>
> >> Jim Canaday M.A.
> >> Lawrence, KS
> >>
> >>
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