ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY
Canes, Mobility Devices, and Accessories
Click on a letter of the alphabet to go to that part of the list.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
AccessMobility, Inc.
internet: http://www.accesstoday.com/
Support canes and walkers of many types, plus accessories.
Adaptive Mall
internet: http://www.adaptivemall.com/
This store sells many styles of walkers and gait trainers in sizes for children and adults. There are a walker for toddlers that is shaped like a wagon and a "car" to sit in and make move with the hands.
AmbuTech
internet: http://www.ambutech.com/index.asp
Folding, telescoping, and rigid long canes (including "kiddie canes"), support canes, and accessories (including the Roller Tip and Jumbo Roller Tip for long canes). Canes are made of aluminum or carbon graphite.
Ann Morris Enterprises
internet: http://www.annmorris.com/
Canes (long and support) plus accessories.
Assisted Acces, Inc. / N.F.S.S Communications
internet: http://www.nfss.com
Products for people with visual, hearing, and physical limitations.
Associated Services for the Blind
internet: http://www.asb.org/main/index.htm
Canes (long and support) plus accessories.
Autofold, Inc.
internet: http://www.autofold.com/
They sell a wide variety of support canes.
California Canes
internet: http://www.californiacanes.com/
Long canes (folding and rigid) made of graphite, which is lighter and more durable than aluminum. They are no longer selling their canes retail, but do still take care of any repairs. Contact them for a name of your local distributor.
Canes Canada Inc.
internet: http://www.canescanada.com
Support and walking canes. Many nice designs.
Carolyn's Low Vision Products
internet: http://www.carolynslvp.com/store/default.asp
Canes (long and support) plus accessories.
Cleveland Sight Center
internet: http://www.clevelandsightcenter.org/
Canes (long and support) plus accessories.
Cobolt Systems Ltd
internet: http://www.cobolt.co.uk/
Sells a rolling ball tip for the long cane.
A "gait trainer" that has a front horizontal bar that is low to the ground, and a padded platform on which to rest the forearms.
Comfort House
internet: http://www.comforthouse.com/comfort/canholandstr.html
Columbia Medical
internet: http://www.columbiamedical.com/default.cfm
Sells a clip so that a support cane can rest on the table edge, and a wrist strap for a support cane.
Community Services for the Blind and Partially Sighted
internt: http://www.sightconnection.com
Sells miscellaneous products, including canes, tips, and other accessories. They have the ball tip for W.C.I.B. canes.
ConvaQuip
internet: http://www.convaquip.com/
Support canes, forearm crutches, underarm crutches, walkers (without wheels), safety rollers (with wheels), plus accessories. This place specializes in "bariatric" equipment.
Drive Medical Design
internet: http://www.drivemedicaldesign.com/index.htm
Their pediatric anterior safety rollers (a.k.a. "kids' front walkers") can be used as adapted mobility devices for young blind children. The front wheels swivel and there is a horizontal bar close to the ground.
Dynamic Living
internet: http://www.dynamic-living.com/index/
A support cane that has a built-in light pointing to the ground in front of the person walking.
Emile Najm
internet: http://www.gordonrichard.com/pegasus/cane.htm
His Najm Cane Tip for long canes has a built-in spring to absorb shock.
Guide Cane
internet: http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~johannb/GC_News/ Links_to_other_sites/14_TECH-BLIND.html
Read here about researchers from the U.S.A. who are working on a robotic "guide cane".
Handiworks
internet: http://www.handiworks.com/
This company sells "necessary accessories" for people with visual impairments, including: cane holders (to go on a belt), dog harness signs, "fanny packs", and wallets.
House of Canes and Walking Sticks
internet: http://www.houseofcanes.com/
Support canes, including extra long ones, and reproductions. They also have information on choosing the right length for a support cane.
Howell Mobility Products
internet: http://www.howellmobility.com
This company has purchased the business previously owned by Mariano Pacini. They carry the ball tip he invented, plus other types of tips, along with folding and rigid white canes.
Independent Living Aids
internet: http://www.independentliving.com
This is the U.S.A. distributor of the products from RNIB in England, in addition to their own line of products.
Ion Medical Supplies
internet: http://www.ionmeds.com/Pediatrics%20Walker.htm
One of their pediatric safety walkers has a horizontal bar low to the ground in front.
L S & S Group
internet: http://www.lssgroup.com
Canes (long and support) plus accessories.
Lighthouse International -- Consumer Products Division
internet: http://www.lighthouse.org
Canes (long and support) plus accessories.
Macam Devices
mail: P.O. Box 435, Somerset, CA 95684 U.S.A.
fax: 530-620-1134
voice: 530-306-9631
Makes and sells the "Equipoise" long cane. Its unique weighted crook makes it well-balanced in the hand so that it feels lighter. Made of aluminum, to custom lengths.
Maddak, Inc.
internet: http://service.maddak.com/index.asp
This company sells products for people with physical limitations. Of interest here is "Dyna-Form-It", a rubber putty for making adapted handles.
Massachusetts Association for the Blind
internet: http://www.mabcommunity.org/index_html
Canes (long and support) plus accessories.
Maxi Aids
internet: http://www.maxiaids.com
Canes (long and support) plus accessories.
National Federation of the Blind
internet: http://www.nfb.org/
Long canes (their own styles), plus accessories.
Queen Alexandra College
internet: http://www.qac.ac.uk/
Sells long canes made of graphite, and an electronic mobility tool.
Rainshine Canes for the Blind
mail: 1011 Sherman Avenue, Madison, WI 53703 U.S.A.
voice: 608-257-9330
Their long cane is a classic. Made of white fiberglass, it tapers and has a glide tip.
Revolution Enterprises, Inc.
internet: http://www.advantagecanes.com/
Long canes (folding and rigid) made of graphite, and various tips.
Rifton Equipment
internet: http://www.rifton.com/index.html
Their Pacer gait trainer is available in many sizes, with various accessories.
Royal National College Enterprises Ltd.
internet: http://www.rncb.ac.uk/index.html
They make and sell the "Hoople" mobility device, which is a hoop that is pushed in front of the user in place of a long cane.
Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind
internet: http://www.rnzfb.org.nz/
They sell many tips for long canes, including a "Bundu Basher" cane tip, which is a curve, designed to stick less often when walking over rough surfaces.
RoyalNational Institute for the Blind
internet: http://onlineshop.rnib.org.uk/shoptab.asp
They sell long canes, symbols canes, and related accessories.
Sammons Preston
internet: http://www.sammonspreston.com
They sell a pediatric walker that has a horizontal bar in front that is low to the ground.
Thomas Fetterman, Inc.
internet: http://www.fetterman-crutches.com
"Ice Tips" and "Spiky Plus" (for support canes and shoes) provide traction on the ice.
Three-M (3M) Company
contact: Reflective Tape Division
internet: http://www.3m.com
Reflective tape to put on canes.
White Cane Instruments for the Blind
mail: Route 3, Box 89A, Jenkins, MO 65605 U.S.A.
voice: 417-574-6368
Sells long canes for the visually impaired (rigid and folding), also related accessories (extra nylon tips, plus white and red tape).
Worldwide Vision
internet: http://www.worldwidevision.nl
They sell products for the blind and visually impaired. Their newest items include rigid and folding versions of the Curve Cane. This aluminum long cane has two bends in it so that the lower part rides along the ground with the tip. See their web site for pictures, and request written documentation.
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