White Cane Techniques

[xxlollylaurenxx]

I'm blind, and I use two point tutch. I've been using my cane since the age of 4 and I don't mind now :)

[Rikku2250]

I mostly use the "Two-piont touch",

[Rikku2250]

I asked someone else, iwill ask you, why do American canes have that red bit at he bottm, my cane (british) does not.

[AmunRa1]

@Rikku2250

I dunno, I guess it's to differentiate it from just a regular cane. Although if you see someone using a cane like that, it's pretty easy to tell you're blind.

[Rikku2250]

@AmunRa1

I accually know now. The red bit represents deafness. I learnt that from a woman who came to my school who is blind and has a hearing inpairment. She is not completely deaf, but she can find it difficult to hear things sometimes.

[Starryillusion]

@Rikku2250 actually the red stripe at the bottom is to tell the people that you are visually impaired and / or have bad depth perception.

though, in some places people have canes with 2 red stripes to represent deafness.

I have a cane with red at the bottom and I am not deaf. So do many of my other friends and people I know.

[kristina62564]

Very helpful, thanks for posting this!

[TheRhae]

Thanks I am blind in one eye I have no depth perception Due to this I feel in a hole decline in the grass and a tree branch went in my blind eye making it worse and I got an ulcerated dendrite Later a dog jumped in my face not realizing how close he was to my face I couldnt protect myself and dog cracked my front teeth I fall off of steps so I think I want a fold up cane is this the right one?

[bostonscholar]

So is it his dominant hand (what he writes with) or the opposite? Asa my vision is worsening I am considering one...

[WAStSchBlnd]

I believe that most people tend to use their dominant hand. I hope you are able to connect with a local agency who can provide you with assessment and some training to help you through the transition.

[cutseypoo777]

I got my first cane when I was 12, and I was really excited about learning all the different techniques. To this day, I can't go anywhere without my cane. My cane is my eyes. I absolutely agree that infants and young children who are blind should be introduced to the cane as soon as they start walking, or even crawling. On the side note, I don't really like using the telescoping cane because it tends to collapse on me when I use it, so I just stick to either the folding or rigid cane.

[JedrekenSederis]

Cutseypoo777, how are you typing with such correct grammar whilst dealing with being blind? Do you have a significant other type for you?

[cutseypoo777]

No. I am able to touch type for myself (Which I've been doing for 22 years). I use a screen reader which announces each key as I type. Plus I try to keep up with grammar skills by reading books on my BrailleNote. With my screen reader, I am abel to proof read and check for any misspellings or grammatical errors before submitting any comments, documents, etc. Thanks for your question.

Peace,

Angie

[JedrekenSederis]

Wow, I watched one of your videos and that thing speaks faster than a zucchini, and I've seen some fast zucchini.

Take care, Angie.

[cutseypoo777]

LOL Ahh, thank you so much, my friend. Well, it took some training and practicing to get used to the synthesized voice. Once I'm comfortable with the voice, it's naturally for me to speed up the number of words spoken per minute. Many blind folks have screen readers who speak about 200 words a minute. If you have any other questions about my blindness and the skills associated with my blindness, please don't hesitate to ask.

Peace,

Angie