{"id":1820,"date":"2016-03-09T21:10:12","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T03:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=1820"},"modified":"2017-10-21T21:58:25","modified_gmt":"2017-10-22T02:58:25","slug":"raqi-g-on-canes-techniques-and-size-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=1820","title":{"rendered":"White Cane Awareness: Raqi G on Canes, Techniques, Types and Size Does Matter!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7196\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1820-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Raqi_G_on_canes_Techniques_and_Size_matters.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Raqi_G_on_canes_Techniques_and_Size_matters.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Raqi_G_on_canes_Techniques_and_Size_matters.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>White Cane Awareness brings us to one of our favorite cane conversations. Raqi G gives an overview of the canes and techniques that she has used over the years. Not saying what is best for you, but that only you can make those decisions. Experiment with the size, the angle, the sounds, the feel, the weight, the responsiveness for yourself.<br \/>\nGet tapping and find out for yourself.<!--more--><br \/>\nYou can find out more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/nfb.org\/free-cane-program\">NFB Free Cane Program on the web<\/a>.<br \/>\nYou can find <a href=\"https:\/\/ambutech.com\/shop-online\/canes\">Ambutech Canes on the web<\/a>.<br \/>\nAnd the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independentliving.com\/category\/revolution-canes\">Revolution Canes at Independent Living Aids<\/a>.<br \/>\nThank you for listening!<br \/>\nYou can follow us on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br \/>\nOn the web at <a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br \/>\nSend us an <a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">email<\/a><br \/>\nGet the <a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a> on the App Store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7198\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1820-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Raqi_G_on_canes_Techniques_and_Size_matters.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Raqi_G_on_canes_Techniques_and_Size_matters.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Raqi_G_on_canes_Techniques_and_Size_matters.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Raqi_G_on_canes_Techniques_and_Size_matters.mp3White Cane Awareness brings us to one of our favorite cane conversations. Raqi G gives an overview of the canes and techniques that she has used over the years. Not saying what is best for you, but that only you can make those decisions. Experiment with the size, the angle, the sounds, the feel, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Raqi G on Canes, Techniques, and Size matters","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[295,466],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canes","category-mobility"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-tm","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9692,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9692","url_meta":{"origin":1820,"position":0},"title":"After Sight and AwareWolf Gear Take the White Cane Project Nationwide","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"November 4, 2026","format":"audio","excerpt":"Podcast Summary: The White Cane Project is going nationwide! 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