white cane
October 15th is White Cane Safety Day also known as Blind Americans Equality Day. Which is a day to celebrate and raise awareness about the white cane, that people who are blind or have low vision use to help with mobility. A white cane’s purpose is to identify objects on a traveler’s route and to…
Read ArticleFall seems like a busy time of the year for everyone and here are some more items for your list: Register to vote! Tomorrow, October 16th, is the last day to register to vote in the election on November 6th. The disability population holds the largest amount of voters! Don’t forget, if it’s difficult to…
Read ArticleDisclaimer: I am not speaking on behalf of anyone I am just paraphrasing a few conversations I have had with some consumers and friends with vision loss. Blindness and low vision are not that common (thank goodness). But there are still many people who have vision loss. I’ve said in a blog before unless you’ve known…
Read ArticleAs I’ve said before I am studying to become an Orientation and Mobility Specialist. This requires nine 3 hour courses through Texas Tech Univeristy (where I’m at right now) and two of those classes are white cane technique classes. My first class started on June 1st and we didn’t touch the canes much at…
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