[blindkid] School cane O/M issues

[Carol Castellano]

Serena didn't park hers, either.  In the early grades she used velcro 
at her desk like Joy's child and later she would stow it under her 
desk.  I became a fan of kids using their canes in the classroom as 
it seems to enable faster movement and faster locating of objects 
(teacher's desk, trash can, etc.), keeps the kids from having to use 
their hands as they move along, often then touching other kids, and 
prevents the kids looking as if they're "groping."
Carol

At 02:26 PM 10/19/2009, you wrote:
>auubrie and I place our canes in the corner behind the door as we 
>seem to always live in houses with a good corner for that. There was 
>a time when my husband tried to get us to store it in the coat 
>closet but we fought that one because closets can become 
>disorganized, causing canes to get a bit lost. This way, when we 
>walk out the door, the cane is oh, so close to the door. Aubrie 
>mentioned to me last night when we were reading these posts that the 
>only class where she parks her cane by the door is band.
>Bonnie
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Joy Orton" <ortonsmom at gmail.com>
>To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 9:42 AM
>Subject: Re: [blindkid] School cane O/M issues
>
>
>>About storing the cane:
>>We have a strip of velcro on the desk at school so that Ahbee's cane is
>>available at hand. If there is a fire drill(or the real thing), I want her
>>cane to be in her hand in a moment! She chooses to walk independently at
>>school as much as possible, and the teachers are with us on that.
>>
>>At home Ahbee stores her cane in the hall closet. Her dad and I have told
>>her, feel free to use your cane in the house! With two younger siblings,
>>things are going to get in the path, but she just walks more slowly in the
>>house.
>>
>>Joy Orton
>>
>
>
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Carol Castellano, President
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
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