December 16, 2018

Practice in the playroom. Matias is wearing his belt cane, walking and holding his dad's hand. The tight-spaces cane frame contacts the sofa, plush rocking toy and wooden toy cart he was scene stepping on when guided without a cane. His tears result when made to let go of his dad's hand.

December 16, 2018

Before and after belt cane

The belt cane should be worn most of the day, because there is no benefit to walking without effective path information.

New magnet belt with two cane frames

Lesson on concepts May 17, 2018

-Charna's teacher demonstrates how she introduces concrete concepts during her early education session. Charna gets a new belt and two new cane frames, the tight spaces and daily frame.

The daily frame provides a two-step preview of the path ahead. The daily frame is intended to be worn inside, in roomy indoor spaces, in the mall, at school and outside, on the playground, in the backyard, on the beach, everywhere.

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Over 200 CBS affiliates including the 24-hour CBSN broadcast carried the story of the Pediatric Belt Cane aka Toddler Cane.

cbsn newscaster introduces story new device aids visually-impaired toddlers

Dr. Gomez WCBS-TV reported, “The Toddler Cane is a deceptively simple and ingenious device…" giving kids with visual impairment their mobility so they can learn.”

max gomez introduces the segment on CBS News Health watch

WDBJ Channel 7 story

lea wears her cane, one hand holding the cane, one hand waving

Title: Special cane allows local girl, who is blind, to conquer anything she wants by Elizabeth Tyree & Kari Beal - Tuesday, July 24th 2018; Dr. Grace Ambrose-Zaken orientation and mobility specialist Amherst Co., VA (WSET)--A new specially designed cane is helping a local toddler with a disability to be just like any other kid who loves to play, jump, and climb. Madison is two-and-a-half-years-old and loves to climb and these days she's conquering more than just heights.

Back cover of Crain's New York magazine shows three-year-old girl with visual impairment wearing a belt cane, holding her doll, walking towards a pair of adult legs. Reads A way forward.

Print stories

FIRST LOOK: Breakthroughs and trends in the world of technology: Assistive Technology: Baby Gait, American Society for Engineering Education, Prism Vol. 27, No. 8, SUMMER 2018

CUNY website banner shows three-year-old girl who is visually impaired running wearing her belt cane. text reads Life-changing research at CUNY CBS New York highlights professors' invention that helps vision-impaired toddlers walk --even run--safely

three-year-old girl back to camera appears to be entering a playground her belt cane has fallen off the sidewalk to show exactly where she needs to step down.

three-year-old girl visually impaired wearing belt cane is running and smiling her shirt reads Love