{"id":4527,"date":"2023-02-07T10:17:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccb.monthlyconversion.com\/?p=4527"},"modified":"2025-03-27T14:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T14:21:14","slug":"white-cane-week-types-of-white-canes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/white-cane-week-types-of-white-canes-2\/","title":{"rendered":"White Cane Week – Types of White Canes","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n

White Cane Types <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that there are different kinds of white canes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Identity Canes <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These are used to identify their users with no or low vision. They are small and light, and can be folded up when not in use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guide Canes <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Generally extend from the floor to the user’s waist, providing information about surroundings around a step ahead. It can be used to scan for curbs and steps. The guide can also be used diagonally across the body for protection, warning the user of obstacles immediately ahead.\u00a0 They too can be folded up when not in use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Guide Can on the left and an Identity Cane on the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Mobility\/Long Canes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Designed primarily as a mobility tool used to detect objects and provide information about the environment to the user about two steps ahead of them. The cane\u2019s length depends on the user\u2019s height, and traditionally extends from the floor to the user’s sternum. It differs from the guide cane in that a long cane\u2019s end has a tip of some kind \u2013 either rolling or pointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Support Canes <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These canes do not typically fold up. They help people with both vision and mobility issues by providing extra support for getting around<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fun Fact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

White canes are typically all white, with a red section at the bottom, but some people have personalized their cane in different colours.\u00a0 The white cane with a red base is the most widely recognized worldwide.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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