Care and Feeding of the Long White Cane:

Instructions in Cane Travel for Blind People

By

Thomas Bickford

Published by

The National federation of the Blind

1993

Translated in to grade II Braille

By

Lisa Hall

San Antonio, Texas

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title

Contents

Acknowledgements

Author's Introduction

1. Getting Yourself Ready

Why Should I Use This Thing That Makes Me Look Blind?

Who Can Learn Cane Travel?

2. Getting the Cane Ready

How Long Should the Cane Be?

What Should the Cane Be Made Of?

How and Where Do You Hold the Cane?

3. Actually Walking Around

Walking with the Cane, Rule One

Planning Practice Routes

Going Up and Down Stairs

Listening to Traffic on the Street as a Guide Which Way Can Cars

Turn At Intersections?

Environmental Clues and Mental Maps

Expanding Your Horizons

One Dangerous Situation to Avoid

Crossing Big, Busy Intersections

What Goes Through My Mind While Walking Down a Street?

Walking with Someone Else

Walking Without a Cane

4. Public Transportation

Riding Buses and Streetcars

Subways, Escalators, and Elevators

Airports, Train and Bus stations

5. Times and Places without the Usual Landmarks

Grocery Stores

How Do You Walk in Ice, Snow, and Rain?

How About Suburban and Rural Roads with No Sidewalks?

Are There Roads and Intersections Unsafe for Any Pedestrian?

Picnics, Hiking, and Rough Country

6. Care and Feeding of the Long White Cane

Wash, Feed, and Dress Your Cane

Where Does the Cane Go When Not in Use?

Which Hand Do You Cane With?

7. Thoughts and Experiences on Cane Travel

How Long Does It Take to Learn Cane Travel?

Can a Blind Person Teach Cane Travel?

No One Has to Do Everything Perfectly

What About Other Travel Aids, Dogs and Electronics?

8. Songs

The White Cane Freedom March

Sources of Canes

About the National Federationof the Blind

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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