The latest thing in the blind community seems to be carrying what they call and identifier cane. This is a cane that low vision people carry so that they are identified as visually impaired even if th

Hi Nancy: Thank you for the information. I will probably stick with my folding cane. It doesn’t sound like I would want to use a telescopic cane all the time. Thanks again, Victor

Are there any good collapsible canes out there? I’m not talking about the folding ones. I’m talking about the telescopic ones. The ones that are kind of like an antenna. I’ve only put my hands on one

I usually take my cane wherever I go as well. I didn’t when I was younger, but I find myself doing it more now just to be on the safe side. Victor

This sounds like an awesome speaker! My girlfriend used to have a Bluetooth speaker that I thought sounded pretty good. However, this one sounds much better. I’m interested in this one and checking ou

Hi Andy: I agree with you. The most accessible websites are those that have had accessibility built-in from the ground up. The only way to do that is to hire the right web developer who knows how to b

I agree. I've shared it on social media. Victor

That’s the best seeing eye companion. Victor

She provided the URL. It was at the bottom of the text of the article. Victor

Hi Pam: I am a cat person as well. They are much more independent than dogs. Grumpy Dave, I like your idea of having a seeing eye woman. A seeing eye woman would be much more fun than seeing eye dog.

Hi Janet: Thank you for sharing this article. I’ve never heard of this particular company, but the article was interesting and this issue is always of interest to me. I’ve just shared it on my Faceboo

Hi: Yes, this does sound interesting. There is a lot of technology and potentially great software for the blind being developed and we will just have to see what actually makes it to the blind consume

During the 80s, I owned a pair of glasses called the sonic guide. In essence, it was a pair of sonar glasses. It sent out a signal which came back as an audible tone when you got near something. I enj

That’s a good question! Victor

That’s true, and the description of the product indicates that. That’s why I mentioned that you would probably still need a cane. However, it is still a fairly new device and it seems to be one of the

From my research , the best all-around mobility device seems to be the Orcam device. It detects objects, reads print, recognizes faces and more. It probably doesn't replace the cane, but this Strap de

That's true. But in the longrun, I think a smart phone will be more useful. Especially if this device isn't popular and they stop making it. Victor

I've never thought of the cane as a symbol of my independence. I've always used it because I need it. It's like wearing shoes. Victor

If I were wealthy, I might purchase this device just to play with it and provide feedback to the developers. In the meantime, why can’t someone just develop existing smart phone apps to do the same th

I don’t think anything will replace the cane anytime soon. Probably for the reasons you have stated. However, I do think that smart canes might become popular in the future. But only if they are somew