Cane Do Attitude
"Cleaning the floors!"
This technique involves moving the cane side to side in a shoulder-width arc in front of the user.
What is sweeping?
"Connect the dots!"
This is the number of dots in a braille cell.
What is 6?
"I can see clearly now!"
This is the transparent, dome shaped part on the front of the eye.
What is the cornea?
"Making progress!"
This is the individual who invented the Braille writing system.
Louis Braille
"Consistency is key!"
This technique involves maintaining contact with the ground while sweeping with a white cane.
What is constant contact?
"Secret codes!"
These are used in Grade 2 Braille to represent common words or letter combinations.
What are contractions?
"Eye liner!"
This pigmented, inner lining of the eye converts light to electrical signals that are then sent to the brain. Detachment of this part from the eye is why head injuries are very high risk injuries for individuals with low vision.
What is the retina?
"Timing is everything!"
This is the day when White Cane Day is celebrated every year.
What is October 15?
"Making a point (or two)!"
This technique involves sweeping with the white cane and touching the ground only in coordination with the traveler's steps.
What is two-point touch?
"Doing the math"
This is a specialized system of Braille used for representing mathematics and science in Braille.
What is Nemeth?
"Your focus needs more focus!"
This part of the eye focuses light that enters the eye and ensures a clear image on the retina. This part also adjusts accordingly for near and distance viewing.
What is the lens?
"From the beginning!"
This was the year that White Cane Day was first recognized.
What is 1964?
"Walk the line!"
This technique is used to navigate outdoor routes and involves using the cane to alternate touching different textures on the ground such as grass and concrete.
What is shorelining?
"Write it down!"
Developed in 1961, this device typewriter-like device made it easy for both braille readers and transcribers to write braille.
What is a Perkins Brailler?
"Sending signals!"
This part of the eye connects it directly to the brain. It transmits electrical signals created by the retina to the brain for processing.
What is the optic nerve?
"Not weeks but months!"
This month is known as Blindness Awareness Month.
What is October?
"Compact and convenient!"
This type of white cane has joints connected by an elastic cable and can fit into a pouch for easy storage.
What is a folding cane?
"Getting connected!"
This modern device connects to a computer or tablet usually via Bluetooth and provides text from the device's display in braille.
What is a refreshable braille display?
"Navigating the Dark Side"
Most eye diagnoses or conditions start with this type of vision loss and require more light than normal to view things.
What is night vision?
"Viva la France!"
This was the first language to be adapted into Braille.
What is French?