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In 1993, I was a doctoral student at Vanderbilt University, Peabody College. I went there to study orientation and mobility (O&M) under...

Just this week I was once again asked by orientation and mobility Facebook group members, to once again prove the thesis that children...

1967 photo of preschooler who is blind and his teacher In a black-and-white photograph published in New Outlook for the Blind  in September 1967, a preschool boy who is blind walks forward while his teacher bends over behind him, smiling. She holds both of his hands above his shoulders as he leads the way. It’s a tender image—yet troubling. The child’s head is bowed; he can’t see where they’re going. By holding both of his hands, the teacher leaves him unable to protect his b

We put together this video to show how much care and attention is paid to each wearable cane being packed for shipping. We have shipped...

Your donations to Safe Toddles allow Akira to feel safe enough to learn Akira is three years old and blind. First photo: Akira was...

Since 2012, the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving had become Giving Tuesday. This year Giving Tuesday will be December 3, 2019. Facebook...

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...

By two years of age, the gross motor milestone, runs avoiding obstacles is essential to participating in games with other children. The...

In the dark, sighted people experience temporary mobility visual impairment or blindness (MVI/B). MVI/B means you cannot use your vision...

It is commonly accepted that achievement of gross motor milestones varies across children. For example, the pictured milestone charts...

It is commonly accepted that achievement of gross motor milestones varies across children. For example, the pictured milestone charts...

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...

Children who are blind and visually impaired can and do learn to walk, and the resulting painful consequences of colliding with unseen...

In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the first proclamation declaring White Cane Safety Day in recognition of the passage of the...

Aki, Songül, Ayse and Kayihan (2007) tested motor skills of eight-year-old subjects with severe visual impairment before and after being...

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...

This extended-length video provides an in-depth take on safe mobility and the wearable white cane.

Email arrived moments ago: AER is very pleased to share that your proposal identified below has been accepted for the AER International...

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...