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Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Nov 21, 2019
Before and after wearable cane
Your donations to Safe Toddles allow Akira to feel safe enough to learn Akira is three years old and blind. First photo: Akira was...


Beaux Jettson
Nov 20, 2019
Consider Safe Toddles on Giving Tuesday
Since 2012, the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving had become Giving Tuesday. This year Giving Tuesday will be December 3, 2019. Facebook...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Nov 13, 2019
Tactile path information explained
Cane users the world over will tell you, it isn’t “if” the butt of the long cane stabs you in the belly- it’s “when” it happens… What...


Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Nov 6, 2019
Let the whole child participate
By two years of age, the gross motor milestone, runs avoiding obstacles is essential to participating in games with other children. The...


Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Oct 29, 2019
All children need reliable path information to thrive
In the dark, sighted people experience temporary mobility visual impairment or blindness (MVI/B). MVI/B means you cannot use your vision...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Oct 23, 2019
Persistent “cruising” and “wide-based gait” are signs of mobility visual impairment and blindness
It is commonly accepted that achievement of gross motor milestones varies across children. For example, the pictured milestone charts...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Oct 23, 2019
Persistent “cruising” and “wide-based gait” are signs of mobility visual impairment and blindness
It is commonly accepted that achievement of gross motor milestones varies across children. For example, the pictured milestone charts...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Oct 15, 2019
Cane arc transmission: Manual or automatic
The look of panic disappeared from the rental car agent’s face when I confirmed that, in fact, I was able to drive a car with a manual...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Oct 5, 2019
Gross motor delays: It’s the Unexpected Collisions… duh
Children who are blind and visually impaired can and do learn to walk, and the resulting painful consequences of colliding with unseen...


Beaux Jettson
Oct 1, 2019
October is Equal Access to Path Information Month!
In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the first proclamation declaring White Cane Safety Day in recognition of the passage of the...

Grace Ambrose-Zaken
Sep 26, 2019
Kids need equal access to path information: A review of 2007 Study of a program for improving motor
Aki, Songül, Ayse and Kayihan (2007) tested motor skills of eight-year-old subjects with severe visual impairment before and after being...


Beaux Jettson
Mar 29, 2018
Dr. Max Gomez to Air Story Tonight - CBS
New York Dr. Max Gomez will run the story of the toddler cane tonight - around 5:45PM on CBS New York and the link of the story will be...


Beaux Jettson
Mar 18, 2018
Wearable Canes offer Equal Access
This extended-length video provides an in-depth take on safe mobility and the wearable white cane.

Beaux Jettson
Mar 12, 2018
Toddler Cane Accepted to Present AER in Reno, Nevada Summer 2018
Email arrived moments ago: AER is very pleased to share that your proposal identified below has been accepted for the AER International...


Beaux Jettson
Mar 7, 2018
Measuring Kit Unpacked
Below is a short video describing the contents of the measuring kit. The first step in obtaining a wearable cane is to send us the...


Beaux Jettson
Mar 3, 2018
Caleb Surprises Everyone!
This video captures the first time Caleb, a two and a half year old with severe visual impairment and challenged with balance difficulty...


Beaux Jettson
Feb 25, 2018
TAC System Invited to Inaugural CAOMS Online Professional Development
NEW YORK Dr. Grace Ambrose-Zaken kicked off California Association of Orientation and Mobility Specialist (CAOMS) first online...


Beaux Jettson
Feb 24, 2018
Dr. Max Gomez CBS New York - Toddler Cane Exclusive!
NEW YORK Dr. Max Gomez Health reporter for the CBS New York news affiliate (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/tag/dr-max-gomez/) obtained the...
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