The National Federation of the Blind Magazine for Parents and Teachers of Blind Children
Volume 27 Number 2 Cane Travel and Independence
Barbara Cheadle, Editor
ISSN-0883-3419
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Volume 27 Number 2 Cane Travel and Independence
WHO NEEDS A CANE?
Blind Enough for a Cane?
by Carrie Gilmer
Mobility: Kyra Prepares for High School
by Barbara Mathews
From Tumbles to Triumphs: Using a Cane from a Wheelchair
by Treva Olivero
Kendra�s Sonar
by Stephanie Kieszak-Holloway
Big Brother has a Cane; Little Sister Wants One, Too
by Carrie Gilmer
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and My Daughter Learned
to Love the Cane
by Patricia Renfranz
INSTRUCTION
Step Toward Equality: Cane Travel Training for the Young
Blind Child
by Fredric Schroeder, PhD
O&M Assessments: Erring on the Side of Positive
Expectations
by Douglas C. Boone
A Good Orientation and Mobility Program in the Public
Schools
by Denise Mackenstadt, NOMC
TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
My Introduction to Sleepshades and Independence
by Craig Eckhardt
Stepping Out: One Mom�s Sleepshade Experience by Connie Bernard
Common Questions about Canes and Cane Travel
Street Crossing with Lights: Basic Skills
by Doris Willoughby and Sharon Monthei
Public Places: Going through Buffet Lines, Carrying
Trays, and Using Elevators and Escalators
by Maria Morais, Paul Lorensen, Roland Allen, Edward C. Bell, Arlene Hill, and
Eric Woods
PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS
Mobility: Whose Responsibility Is It?
by Gary Wunder
The Promotion Model
by Joseph Cutter
Structured Discovery in the Classroom
by Edward Bell, PhD
The Nature of Independence
by Kenneth Jernigan
JUST FOR FUN
Almost 101 Ways to Decorate Your Cane
by Cortney Osolinski
The Night Search
Review by Peggy Chong
CHALLENGE FOR THE FUTURE
Quiet Cars and Blind Pedestrians: Problems and Progress
by Barbara Pierce
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