How I use my white cane to Navigate as a Registered Blind Man
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- This is how I use my cane as a registered blind man to navigate around outside.
I use an aluminium six section white cane from Ambutech, with a Marshmallow Tip. I do sometimes however use a Ball tip, as this helps to prevent those belly jabs!
Using a white cane to navigate around outside is just one of the mobility aids we cn use as a visually impaired person. It is important that you get proper Orientation and Mobility skills training, so that you can use the white cane safely and effectively.
the white cane provides lots of feedback through the handle, alerting us to the type of surface we are walking on, and also it will locate objects approximately two strides before we would otherwise walk into them.
This gives us enough room to then reposition ourselves and carry on our journey without hurting ourselves.
Always happy to answer any questions you may have, and to be contacted via e-mail to terry@tjreiki.co.uk
As a sighted person, I thought the way you had the camera pointing downwards was brilliant. I couldn't see what was coming up, just like you! As for the car and the overhanging bushes, I think I'd be inclined to have little cards with me saying that you were "impeded by this object" leave it on his windscreen or leave on the lawn of the overgrown hedge. I'm sure people that are sighted don't mean to be so inconsiderate but as you know, when you could see, you just don't think of whatever, as an obstacle. Keep going Tezza x
What a great comment. Thank you Pat. I never thought of the camera angle working like that - not knowing what was coming up - so you got a similar shock to me when something did haha.
I like the idea of the cards and will give that some thought for sure.
I do't at all think for a moment that most "sighties" dont mean to be inconsiderate - but, you are right , when you can see - you dont automatically think of problems that you may be causing for those that cant.
Thanks for commenting and the card idea Pat... love it x x
@10,000 Steps you are very kind :-)
This is perfect! Finally, oh and M training on CZcams! You are my new instructor, lesson number two please! LOL nice video Terry, this was fun :-) Matt
hahaha - you are hilarious lol. Ive just done one of going up and down stairs lol. Youre a great friend Matt. I hope Corey had a magnificent Birthday x
Low-Vision UK - Terry's View thank you Terry! Yes, Corey is having a great day :-) thanks for the great video. Matt
Hi sweetie pie! LOL. I just came across this video because it was recommended to me and thought it would be perfect to see how you use your cane after I have had some training. This is really cool! Hey just a quick reminder, if you were interested in submitting a video for the self-promotional project, I would love to see one from you. Thanks Terry! Huge hugs, have a wonderful weekend. Matt
Hahaha. Hey Matt me ol love lol. You do really make me
Smile. I need to get some more videos up for sure.
I tried sending a little promo vid to you today, but my email said it was too large to send :-(. It was only less than 30 seconds too. So I dont know how to het it to you?
Have a lovely evening my fab friend
Great video, the big problem I usually have when caning curb the curb is when I find the low end of the curb but not realize I'm right where the low and starts in the high still is. I step with one foot over the low curb and trip with my right foot on the part that still raised up. I hate it when that happens.
Does not happen often but when it does it's a real bummer. Lol
Great job spreading awareness on the white cane. I am a huge white king advocate.
Good afternoon my friend from over the water. Great, as always to hear from you. Yup - I totally get you - the low curb/high curb is a bummer for sure.
Also, for me, and you would think I would be used to it by now is the pokes in the gut from the cane handle lol. I often walk along, minding my own business, and I'm sure people will think I am mad if they are watching/listening to me - because every few minutes, I let out a yelp lol.
Never go out without the cane
Take care my friend
Great job one of the best that I checked out so fAr
Thank you very much Sir :-)
Glad you enjoyed
Terry
Hope all is good with you
I use the disc/wheel type tip not the roller ball. I found with constant contact less jams in between paving slabs hough I still get them. This was suggested to me by my Rehab Officer at Scottish War Blinded and vast improvement in travel. As to cars parked on the pavement my first Rehab Officer told me to "Bash away" as I go alongside the car kn the basis that (at that time) a long cane cost £11 and a re-spray hundreds of pounds. As to overhanging branches again another Rehab Officer advised the use of Secatuers to cut them away there and then as a danger not just to us but to the elderly and others with any kind of disability as well as the sighted. I hate cars stopping to let me cross. I just stand and wait them out; then a pedestrian taps me on the back and says, "He's waving you across." I answer, " Who is?". Then we're into education. "He is." Answer, " How does he know I can see him?" Penny drops; laughter. It's when after I've waited and I think the car has moved off but he's really just driven over and parked in front of me to ask why I didn't cross when he stopped. Answer 1. As above, 2. Why should I trust my life to a stranger? 3. Your engine noise disguises the sound of other cars approaching. Ever notice how some folk seem to resent you if you don't comply with what they think is a favour? Even nice people think in hierarchies. Best Wishes and stay safe Terry. Great vid. McIntyre
thank you :-) I haven't heard of a disc/wheel type tip - I shall have a look into that. I have taken my other half with me to cut some branches down that have been causing me problems on a previous walk, its usually just the twiggy ( thankfully ) type that I seem to run into. we have a neighbourhood Facebook group that have been really helpful and respectful to issues I run into locally. I got interesting responses, I mentioned that. a car had stopped for me to cross, but I just wave them on, and explained why - but was great that others said, ah, right, I understand now, I stopped a few times for someone with her guide dog a few weeks back and she waved me on too - now, I get it - never thought about that. So, its been great for passing on education / information, and has got people talking about it.
Pavement parked cars - nightmare for sure
thanks for stopping by and for your comment, and take care
Terry
Hi I am rosalind feit fr nova scotia Canada I like your vedio now I know if I walk on grass or Bush I just tap my cane I have usher syndrome myself and use my cane for my disability balances too and using the stairs up and down stair good adivce too tks hope y continues your vedio too
thank you Rosalin. Im pleased you like my video, and also to hear that you use your cane too to help safely get around
Hello! I really had problems with th jabbing until I got a roller ball tip .That really helped.I love my roller ball tip.
Hi Donna. You are right. The roller ball makes a HUGE difference, as it just seems to slide over many of the uneven surfaces. I especially like it if I am for example walking on the moors.
Thank you for your comment, which is much appreciated
Terry
Good video. Helps if you know the route - where the hazards are - overhanging shrubs are a big problem especially ones with brambles growing through them or anything that is grey coloured like concrete bollards.
Thanks Camelia. Oh, yes, the overhanging bushes.. nightmare. I have my guide dog, Spencer now, and cant believe the comparative ease with which we glide around everything. now p its marvellous.
Have you heard of the no jab cane? There is a great review of it on the blind life CZcams channel. A wearable such as the sunu band or buzz clip can alerte you to branches.
Hi Kim - thank you for your comment. I have seen the No Jab cane - but to be perfectly honest with you, Im happy with the ones I have. The Jab is something I have just got used to to be honest, and it doesn't really bother me enough to change.
i did actually try the sunu band - but didn't get on very well with it. A friend of mine had it for 6 months and doesn't use it, so said that I could try it. I think it would just be another of those devices that end up unused in a drawer for me :-(
Do you use the Suno or other sonic / echo locator devices? How do you find them?
Terry
Low-Vision UK - Terry's View I can completely understand about sticking with what you have. I have not used any of the vibrating wearables. I don’t get out a lot.
How you describe your vision sounds like mine. I also do not have much depth perception and can only focus on small areas. Ive been terrified about it but I very much enjoyed your video
Thank you for taking the time to comment, and I am pleased you enjoyed my video. Its amazing how you adapt to things , and usually, if you do something enough time, it becomes less terrifying. I hope all is well with you - and thanks for watching. Terry
Hi Terry I use a longer cane (140 cm comes up to my chin) which I hold beside my hip, this avoids the belly jabs.
To protect myself from branches I wear large sunglasses and a tough sun visor as the brim normally catches on the branch before I do.
I love Pat’s idea about the cards. I noticed that a lot of the ground level bushes take up half the footpath. That happens a lot where I live (Hertfordshire). Really bugs me because the householders should cut them back (I remember before I lost my sight the hedges of the council house I moved into were slightly overgrown and I was given four weeks to get them cut back when a neighbour complained two days after I moved in (& two days after the complaint I had a housing officer on the doorstep about my overgrown front and back garden and hedges. When I pointed out I’d just moved in and the council knew the state it was in as they were renting it to me the jobsworth just handed me a tenancy agreement with the garden regs ringed. Luckily friends came to help with the first attack on the jungle I’d inherited but it was a constant fight while I lived there). Anyway basically I’m saying here the bylaws limit the height and how far the hedges spread on the pavement. There are probably similar bylaws where you are.
Take care
Hey Lynne. Thanks for the super informative comment. I always have my glasses on whilst out walking - otherwise, I think by now, my eyeballs would be on the end of a twig! haha. Yes, I have considered a longer cane, and using it by my side - makes perfect sense.
Great idea about some kind of head gear too...I should experiment with that :-) Thank you.
I;m really liking Pats idea with the cards too - I will have some printed up for sure. What an absolute nightmare you had re: moving into a new house and having to put up with all of that - good lord!
Its only since loosing my sight that I have actually noticed all of these overgrown hedges and , you are right , the pathways are often taken up by plant growth. I guess, usually, I would just walk around them all without issue - or thought.
I think just a little thought with things like this can go a long way - I'm always trying to educate people to what it is like living with sight loss, and lots of my friends are now aware, and they in turn make their friends aware - so, hopefully, if we keep battling away, we can start to make a difference :-)
Take care lovely lady, and thanks for your comment
Low-Vision UK - Terry's View the visor I use is basically a baseball cap without a top (I would overheat if I wore a baseball cap but it would provide slightly more protection to my scalp)
I lost most of my sight three years ago (the end of September will be three years since the hospital appointment where the cause was diagnosed- until then I just thought I needed another new pair of specs. It’s been a steep learning curve to keep my independence
@@lynnenicholson6968 It really is a steep learning curve isnt it. Its really funny that you say you thought you just needed new specs - I just thought I was getting clumsy/ditzy. Living without sight os a whole new way of living isnt it - learning to do the things we love, but doing them differently. There is a lot of help out there, if we are willing to accept it - I didn't want to accept it at first, but learned that life is much easier if we do
Stay strong, and keep on doing what you're doing, because it sound like its working
I use my cane the same way. The sliding method works best for me. I too lost my vision in my early fifties. Not too long ago 2 years. I'm 54 now lost my sight at 52 due to glaucoma major major tunnel vision and my central vision is less than 5 degrees and my Acuity at best is 20/200.
Hey Paul. thanks for your comment. We are similar in age, and circumstance. I am 55, and my vision loss has been just the last 18 months. I have noticed some cane users using the slide method. I guess the great thing is that we all use the cane in a. way that suits us best as an individual, which is great. Such a simple thing as a cane can make such a HUGE difference. Hope you're having a great week, and I wish you all the best on your journey. If you feel there is anything I can help with, please shout out
Terry
@@LowVisionUKTerrysView thanks Terry! Oh by the way, I goofed up. I'm 55 also not 54. oops. :)
I normally get a jab as well but it’s a bit more difficult as I’ve had a kidney transplant and the kidney is at the front now so can cause a few issues with that I just slow down LOL I was going to do a few videos on how to hold a cane and use it up and down stairs things like that good video hello mate what part of the country are you from I’m from West Yorkshire
Hi there. Thank you for taking the time to comment. Oh, dear... now, that must be difficult for you and VERY tender!!! I would be tempted to get a longer cane, and walk with it almost by my side instead of directly in front of me?
Ive actually just done another short vid on the stairs with the cane - should be up in a . day or two. When I was first diagnosed sight impaired, I searched and searched for things like "how to" videos.
Small World - I'm in West Yorks too :-)
Could I ask if you do Braille to review some of my videos what I’ve recently done thank you very much
Hey there. I actually don't read Braille - I have recently received my Braille course from Hadley, and will be embarking on that in the next few weeks :-)
wish me luck haha
Its great that you are doing educational videos for VIP's
Low-Vision UK - Terry's View no worries maybe you can check them out at some point and let me know what you think of them and the jabs to the belly with a cane just makes you more sensitive and pick up things quicker lol i’m sure there are Canes with sensors on them to pick up branches or other things head height sure there is one at the bottom as well just in case you miss for a step or whole
@10,000 Steps Haha . I REALLY have to buckle down with my Hadley course, I keep saying to myself , right, tomorrow I will do an hour or two - but of course, that never happens. You have reminded me now that I need to make a HUGE concerted effort. let me know how you get on :-)
Low-Vision UK - Terry's View no I went blind over 15 years ago did all my Braille learning around that time as well was checking on here but couldnt find braille to listen to that were simplified