[blindkid] Rolling tip

Marie empwrn at bellsouth.net
Tue Sep 21 23:48:16 UTC 2010


Hello everyone,
Jack is growing so fast that it's time to get him another cane. We are thinking that we will get him a slightly longer one this time and were hoping to get one with a rolling tip or buy a rolling tip. With Jack's small hands and his modified grasp he gets very fatigued attempting to tap tap and tends to do constant contact with his cane. We thought a roller tip might be a bit more conducive to constant contact. We also thought we might get a longer one since when his grip fatigues, he tends to put the cane between his right hand and right hip to hold it. A longer cane would make this a bit easier. He actually does more side to side sweeping holding the cane this way--hard to explain but it works for him.

And no we don't have an O & M instructor. We lost our school services when we decided to keep him in preschool this year.

So anyone know where I can get a straight unfolding cane with a rolling tip or know where I can buy a rolling tip to fit a straight unfolding cane...I did not see any at the NFB store but if it's there somebody please point me in the right direction.

Thanks!

Marie (mother of Jack born May 2005)
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