Future Reflections Winter 1996, Vol. 15 No. 1
In many cities there are organizations which sell white canes that you may examine before you buy. The following nine organizations sell canes through mail order catalogs. When you compare the catalogs, you will find that even in this short list some of the equipment comes from common sources. Most of these organizations sell a wide variety of items besides canes, but this booklet is concerned only with canes and related equipment. Each catalog has more detail than this summary. You should neither order from this summary nor consider it an endorsement.
American Foundation for the Blind, Product Center
100 Enterprise Place
P.O. Box 044
Dover, DE 19903-7044
800-829-0500
FAX: 800-676-3299
Products for People with Vision Problems
Rigid aluminum 24" to 56"
Folding aluminum 24" to 56"
Variety of replacement tips
Replacement sections for folding canes
Replacement elastic cord
Scotch-Lite replacement coating
Autofold
208 Coleman Street
P.O. Box 1063
Gardner, MA 01440-1063
508-632-0667
FAX: 508-630-3303
CompuServe: 76226,1414
Canes by Autofold
Support folding 33" and 36"
Support folding 39" (reduceable)
Fiberglass 56" and 59"
Cutting fixture
Folding aluminum 34" to 60"
Cable cane 34" to 60"
Folding fiberglass
Variety of replacement tips
Replacement cords
Replacement handles and loops
Replacement tube sections
Reflective tape
The Lighthouse, Inc., Low Vision Products
34-20 Northern Boulevard
Long Island City, NY 11101
800-453-4923
Consumer Catalog
Folding support 33" and 36"
Folding aluminum 34" to 60"
Variety of replacement tips
LS&S Group, Inc.
1808-27 Janke Drive
Northbrook, IL 60062
708-498-9777
800-468-4789
FAX: 708-498-1482
Folding support 33" and 36"
Folding aluminum 32" to 60"
Rigid aluminum 36" to 60"
Maxi-Aids
42 Executive Boulevard
Farmingdale, NY 11735
800-522-6294
Voice/TDD 516-752-0521
FAX: 516-752-0689
Aids and Appliances
Folding support 33" and 36"
Adjustable aluminum support, 29" to 38"
Folding aluminum 34" to 62"
Rigid aluminum 36" to 60"
Telescopic aluminum
Rigid fiberglass 30" to 64"
National Federation of the Blind, Materials Center
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-659-9314
Aids and Appliances
Wooden support 35", 39", 42"
Folding metal support 33" and 36"
Rigid hollow fiberglass 24" to 65"
Telescoping fiberglass 45" to 67"
Repair kit for bottom section of telescoping fiberglass
Folding fiberglass 52" to 66"
Rigid hollow carbon fiber 49" to 65"
Telescoping carbon fiber 39" to 65"
Folding metal 44" to 56"
Variety of replacement tips
Rainshine Company
158 Jackson Street
Madison, WI 53704
608-259-8231
Rigid fiberglass 30" to 64"
Replacement tips
SenseSations
Associated Services for the Blind
919 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-617-0600
SenseSations
Folding aluminum support 33" and 36"
Folding aluminum 42" to 56"
Rigid aluminum 44" to 54"
Variety of replacement tips
Replacement elastic cord
Replacement cane sections
Replacement wrist loop
Scotch-Lite reflective tape
Minor adjustments of equipment
Vis-Aids
102-09 Jamaica Avenue
P.O. Box 26
Richmond Hills, NY 11418
718-847-4734
800-346-9579
FAX: 718-441-2550
Folding aluminum 34" to 60"
Telescoping adjustable aluminum 46" to 54"
Tip assembly for folding cane
Variety of replacement tips
White Cane Industries for the Blind
Route 3, Box 89A
Jenkins, MO 65605
417-574-6368
Aluminum folding 36" to 60"
Aluminum rigid 36" to 60"
Special order variations
Return used canes for repair
Variety of replacement tips