[blindkid] O/M School Cane Issues

[Carol Castellano]

We'll have to show Hank the "hold the cane under your foot" technique!
Carol

At 06:33 PM 10/20/2009, you wrote:
>Eric,
>Just to be clear, no one asked us put the cane under the bleachers!  It
>ended up down there quite accidentally (and repeatedly) because we were
>clumsy (smile). We'd tried to keep it propped up but it only took a little
>nudge to send it sliding down between the benches.
>
>The reasons for a straight cane make perfect sense and Hank does still use
>his.
>Holly
>
>
>
>On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 6:01 PM, Eric Calhoun <eric at pmpmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'd like to give a little perspective on the topic of o&m:
> >
> > Many years ago, long before I heard of NFB and ACB, I was in second grade
> > at Victor Elementary School.  I was given a straight cane at age 7.  My
> > first cane was a "fishing" pole from camp, but, sadly, I gave that up.  I
> > would only use my straight cane for o&m lessons; the rest of the time, I'd
> > trail walls using the palm of my right hand or left hand.
> >
> > As I got older, I realized that it might be a good idea to use a folding
> > cane.  So in 7th grade, it was suggested that Eric "have a cane of his
> > own."
> >
> > I was oftenlooking for my cane, so in 1987, I started using a
> > "caneholder."  I recommend that Lauren and Doreen, your child should teach
> > your child use of a cane holder.  They can be found at any stores selling
> > supplies for the blind.  My cane holder is my godsend.  Without it,  I
> > would be terribly losing my cane!
> >
> > Lauren, have you talked to mindy Lipsey, who lives close to you?  Mindy,
> > you and Lauren might be of help to each other.
> >
> > On the subject of football games: i have my cane, parked at the right
> > side of my person.  It does not go under the bleachers, period.  My North
> > Torrance High Saxons appreciate my support of all football games.
> >
> > No child should be without a cane.  When abschool district refuses to
> > have a child learn O&M, they are breaking the law, period, end of
> > discussion.  The same goes when a parent, such as Lauren, wants her child
> > to take her cane everywhere she goes.  Lauren, put this language in the
> > I.E.P., and mandate it, period, exclamation point, end of sentence.  It is
> > not your child's teacher's place, or mobility tearcher's place, as to what
> > Lauren does with her cane.  Don't be fooled by "blind" quackery; it's out
> > there!
> >
> > Eric
> > Happy Halloween from Eric in Los Angeles!
> >
> >
> >
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Carol Castellano, President
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