[blindlaw] Pimp My Cane

[ckrugman at sbcglobal.net]

Generally the white cane with the red tip is what is standard in many 
locales.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aziza Cano" <daydreamingncolor at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 12:48 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Pimp My Cane


> I'm guessing thaWell, lets not forget that some of the folding canes have 
> red on them, so what happens there?
> Aziza
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" 
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 8:26 PM
> Subject: [blindlaw] Pimp My Cane
>
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Finding myself low on my stash of collapsible canes, I called the 
>> National
>> Center and discovered they no longer carried those fiber glass types with
>> the chains.  I don't actually like the chains.  In fact, I promptly take
>> them off and lose them, and I much prefer these to the dorky ones with 
>> the
>> elastic bands, no offense if you happen to sport these.  Besides, I am 
>> now a
>> dork, because since that's all they had, that's all I got.
>>
>> So, my question:  Would it really not be acceptable to paint my cane a
>> different color?  I think the little elastic band is mortifying, and 
>> short
>> of replacing the cap with something cooler, I thought about painting my 
>> cane
>> black or blue or some sweeter combination than the dull white, and I 
>> guess
>> the point is not so much whether this is acceptable.  I'll paint my cane 
>> all
>> the colors of the rainbow if it so moves me, but legally, could someone
>> actually claim they did not know I was blind in the case of an accident 
>> if
>> my cane were not white?
>>
>> Laugh all you want, but I'm thinking of starting a revolution of
>> multicolored canes.  You'll be jealous when I have a cane to match my
>> outfits!  It'th called getting in touch with my feminine thide.  *grin*
>>
>> Thanks for any serious responses.  If we've never met, look for the 
>> smooth
>> operator with the brand-new black magic stick.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Joe Orozco
>>
>> "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their 
>> sleeves,
>> some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
>>
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