Canes and guide dogs are useful for the blind, to be sure, but they’re far from perfect. Enter the next generation of guidance for the blind: the Smart Cane, a cane-like device that senses obstacles ...

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 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Mayor Donna Deegan was at City Hall Thursday to help bring awareness to White Cane Awareness Day, which is typically celebrated on Oct. 15 and is designed to make roads and ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Being blind doesn’t stop Marvin Griffin, Sr. from living life to the fullest. “Wherever I can, pretty much try to get in to lend a hand with something, as long as it’s a good cause, ...

Blind people using white canes are limited in how fast they can walk, as they have to wait for the tip of their cane to hit obstacles before going around them. The NextGuide cane is different, in that ...

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 ...

Blind Fitness, a Santa Barbara nonprofit will guide a group of blind and vision-impaired walkers and joggers from the pier toward East Beach on Saturday, Oct. 15, White Cane Awareness Day. The ...

A blind girl in Britain has been told she cannot use her cane at school because it presents a tripping hazard. A tripping hazard, that is, to the people who can see her—and her cane. According to the ...