[stylist] New roller tip

Wed Apr 6 18:38:43 UTC 2011

Bridget, I'm glad you can navigate your campus and community safely. 
Somehow I manage to do the same with a rolling tip.  As I mentioned, our 
streets and sidewalks are in such deplorable condition that it's a miracle 
that I ohnly had one break on their perilous surfaces.  I broke my hand 
about six years ago.  That aside, I manage with my rolling tip and you get 
around with your metal tip.  This isn't an argument about "the best", only 
opinions about one's equipment.  Best, Judith
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 2:02 PM
Subject: [stylist] New roller tip


>I totally understand how a roller tip provides info about the surface
> you walk on, and it will identify cracks and bumps, but those of us who
> use a metal tip and follow a tapping technique also find this info too.
>
> My husband and I walk on the walking trail near our house, and we are
> not out for a leasurely stroll.  We both use long canes with metal tips
> and tap shoulder to shoulder.  We have never tripped or fallen because
> of the surface we encounter.
>
> We both also use public transit and go about the city with the same
> canes and method with the same results.
>
> I've only tripped when I am not using the proper technique.
>
> Bridgit
>
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> Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:02:51 -0400
> From: Judith Bron <jbron at optonline.net>
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> Subject: Re: [stylist] New roller tip
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> Bridget, My roller tips have always indicated the change in floor
> texture
> like cement to grass, carpet to hard flooring.  Since our sidewalks and
> streets are in such deplorable condition my roller tip alerts me to pot
> holes, any other kind of hole and curb to street.  My cane reaches my
> shoulder, but I don't know what that's supposed to mean.  The place
> where my
> husband ordered the cane told him to measure from under my armpit to the
>
> floor.  This is the same place where I got my watch.  I ordered one
> watch
> from independent living aids and it was all wrong.  I previously owned a
>
> watch with 4 buttons that was easy to set and just behaved itself.  The
> watch from ILA had a button for the time, but the same button also told
> me
> the temperature.  Huh?  I never wanted to be a meteorologist.  If I want
> the
> temperature there are phone numbers to call or I can always go out on
> the
> porch and feel the temperature.  Anyways Nissen found a place in our
> native
> Buffalo that sells equipment for the blind and visually impaired.  I got
>
> both my watch and cane from them.  You're right.  Whatever cane a person
>
> uses depends on what the individual wants.  That is probably why canes
> don't
> fall into a one size fits all category.  Judith
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
> To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 3:42 PM
> Subject: [stylist] New roller tip
>
>
>> Judith,
>>
>> What about any audio cues like when hallways or buildings open up so
>> you know when to turn?  The tap technique helps me recognize these
>> audio cues.  Or what about finding doors?  Again, the tapping
>> technique usually distinguishes the difference between walls and
>> doors.  It also tells me when floors change from carpet to a hard
>> surface, or cement from grass.
>>
>> Please don't misunderstand me-- I am not judging.  I am just curious
>> how different modes of travel, and different types of canes, work for
>> people.  I say different strokes for different folks.  Or maybe
>> different motions?  *smile*
>>
>> For me, and this is just me, the rolling technique does not give me as
>
>> much info, but I also create my own technique at times.  I think we
>> all do.
>>
>> When walking around campus, people do not pay attention to my cane,
>> and when there are crowds of people rushing about, I tend to hold my
>> cane closer to my body, but I hold it between my pointer and ring
>> finger, like a cigarette.  *smile*
>>
>> Of course, I am now very familiar with campus so I pretty much know
>> where everything is so I don't require that long reach, however I
>> still cane shoulder to shoulder so I don't run into stuff, or trip
>> over anything.
>>
>> Again, for me, the tap technique helps me find those bumps and items
>> on the ground that may trip me.
>>
>> How long is your cane?  I forget the size of mine, but it is taller
>> than me, and I am 5'5".
>>
>> Anyway, I just get curious about this stuff-- how other methods work,
>> how others cane, etc.
>>
>> I guess this is off topic, but at least we have some discussion.
>> *smile*
>>
>> Bridgit
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:28:21 -0400
>> From: Judith Bron <jbron at optonline.net>
>> To: Writer's Division Mailing List <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [stylist] New roller tip
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>> Bridgit, This tip relays information on a larger area than the
>> mushroom tip. Yes, I tried the metal tip and hated it.  I guess it's
>> all what you're used
>> to.  I learned on a rolling tip and that's what I'm used to.  My new
> tip
>> is
>> better on relaying information about the surface I'm traveling .  At
>> least
>> in my town the streets and sidewalks are poorly maintained.  I find
> this
>>
>> additional information a treasure not to be taken lightly.  Judith
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> Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 11:49:51 +0530
> From: "Jean Parker" <radioforever at gmail.com>
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> Hi Judith:
>
> I don't know if the tip I use is the same as yours but I also use a
> roller.  The one I use is hollow so some of the acoustic information
> that you get with a metal tip is retained.
> Living in India and traveling mostly in developing countries it is
> absolutely necessary to stay safe.  It is not advisable to ever remove
> your cane from the ground when walking and because the tip is large it
> doesn't get stuck so much on the uneven surfaces or obsticles.
>
> Jean
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> Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:58:12 -0400
> From: Judith Bron <jbron at optonline.net>
> To: Jean Parker <radioforever at gmail.com>, Writer's Division
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> Jean, I don't know if it's hollow, but you sure have a tough path to
> navvigate.  When I go out for a real walk instead of just walking on the
>
> street in front of my house I'll find out how it works on even more
> treacherous pavement.  Do you live in India?  Do you do work with blind
> people in India?  Take good care, Judith
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jean Parker" <radioforever at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 2:19 AM
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>> Hi Judith:
>>
>> I don't know if the tip I use is the same as yours but I also use a
>> roller.  The one I use is hollow so some of the acoustic information
> that
>> you get with a metal tip is retained.
>> Living in India and traveling mostly in developing countries it is
>> absolutely necessary to stay safe.  It is not advisable to ever remove
>
>> your cane from the ground when walking and because the tip is large it
>
>> doesn't get stuck so much on the uneven surfaces or obsticles.
>>
>> Jean
>>
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