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The white cane arc is an essential tool for anyone with a mobility visual impairment or blindness (MVI/B). Yet, children with an MVI/B struggle to even hold the long cane much less sweep it back and forth with each step. Children can push a static white cane arc in front of them. The static white cane arc is when it is built into the device.

When a child is born blind, parents look to pediatric ophthalmologists for answers—but who provides the tools for safe, independent walking? With new research showing the benefits of the Pediatric Belt Cane, it’s time to rethink early mobility and who should be prescribing it.

Imagine a playground at recess: children darting, laughter ringing in spontaneous choreography. Now, enter a blind child who is wearing a...

When a child faces challenges with mobility or vision, the right tools can make all the difference. Pediatric walking aids are designed...

Navigating the world can be challenging for visually impaired children. Traditional mobility aids like long canes are effective but can sometimes be cumbersome for young users. Enter the innovative belt cane for kids - a compact, user-friendly solution designed to empower children with visual impairments to explore their surroundings confidently and safely.

When it comes to helping children with mobility challenges due to visual and motor impairments, finding the right tools can make all the difference.

One innovative tool that has emerged to address mobility challenges is the Pediatric Belt Cane. This assistive device empowers children, helping them gain confidence and navigate their environment with ease.

Understanding how your child with a Mobility Visual Impairment or Blindness (MVI/B) moves can be both exciting and overwhelming.

Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers have very different walking abilities. The infant cannot walk. The toddler unsafely and unsteadily...

Since 1841 when Perkins began accepting the first blind children into the first school for the blind, educators met the children at the...

Safe Toddles trusts parents’ instincts! Parents instinctively want to protect their blind babies while also encouraging them to walk...

Dear Friend, Braylen can't see, can’t hear, and has trouble with his balance. At home, he did not walk. He sat. When Braylen's physical...

Safe Toddles trusts parents’ instincts! Parents instinctively want to protect their blind babies while also encouraging them to walk...

Mission Accomplished! Blinded veterans invented white cane safety. After WWII ended, the young soldiers who returned home blind yearned...

What are Long Canes, Rectangular Canes, and Pediatric Belt Canes? For people with blindness or mobility visual impairment walking is a...

Click the arrow to play his video. Vinny, age 2 and blind, was at the Easter Egg Hunt recently - an unfamiliar place with loads of...

Happy New Year, Team Safe Mobility! Last year, we had five resolutions for 2021 and we achieved them all! We resolved to reduce our wait...

We've added these handy size charts to our website. We still make custom sizes. These are our standard sizes and demonstrate how we use...

Children born blind and mobility visually impaired need safe mobility to thrive. Mobility visually impaired (MVI) is a term used to...