Design and use of long canes will be studied. KALAMAZOO—People who are blind or have visual impairments could be the ultimate beneficiaries of a $421,125 grant awarded to Western Michigan University ...

Wanda Thomas, 68, enjoys shopping, going to the movies and attending classes at Society for the Blind in midtown. But when she travels down the sidewalk with her white fiberglass cane, she doesn’t ...

If you see somebody swinging a long white cane in front of them while they walk, you are looking at a person with a visual disability. They are using the cane to make sure the path in front of them is ...

When she felt her attacker grab hold of her sleeve, Kathy Cima reacted - by grabbing hold of his arm, using her cane to break the hold and pressing her cane across his upper chest. By stepping toward ...

Every October, Braille Institute celebrates and promotes White Cane Safety Day. White canes were introduced in the 1930s as a way of assisting visually impaired pedestrians to travel independently.

SHREVEPORT, La. - Louisiana Association for the Blind will join others around the country on Oct. 15 to honor an important tool for people who are blind or visually impaired. Tuesday marks National ...

In honor of Giving Tuesday, one local organization is running a campaign to buy white canes for students who are blind in Sierra Leone. For people who are blind or visually impaired, a white cane is ...