Hi Leslie: Thank you so much! I will provide further updates. The tips are rolling ball tips. Best, Grace From: OrientationAndMobility [mailto:orientationandmobility-bounces@lists.blindcanadians.ca] On Behalf Of Leslie Bailiff Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 12:04 AM To: Orientation and Mobility; aernet@lists.aerbvi.org; aer-chapters@lists.aerbvi.org; AER Division Discussion List; aer-div07@lists.aerbvi.org; aerdiv15@lists.aerbvi.org Subject: Re: [OrientationAndMobility] Toddler Cane Update! What an amazing tool for the group you a targeting ! Is there anywhere we can see the parts not on a kid? I can't really see what the front of it is made out of.. are those large marshmallow tips added to a regular cane then adaptated? I really like that the cane part comes off the harness bar. Just curious...have you asked the companies who make canes like Revolution, Ambutech.and NFB what they think of the model since I assume one of them might be helping to make some of the parts? Thank you for all of your hard work and your creative ideas in coming up with this concept, it is very exciting to see it in action and to see it in its development stage. Best of luck, Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Grace Ambrose Zaken <gambrose@hunter.cuny.edu> Date: 11/21/16 9:40 AM (GMT-08:00) To: 'Orientation and Mobility' <orientationandmobility@lists.blindcanadians.ca>, aernet@lists.aerbvi.org, aer-chapters@lists.aerbvi.org, AER Division Discussion List <aer-divisions@lists.aerbvi.org>, aer-div07@lists.aerbvi.org, aerdiv15@lists.aerbvi.org Subject: [OrientationAndMobility] Toddler Cane Update! Dear Listers: I am pleased to bring you this update on the toddler cane for toddlers with visual impairment. My idea began as a small endeavor through my company called Safe Toddles, now we have partnered with Bikson Engineering Group from City College and The Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairment of Hunter College to get to this next level. I hope you will feel free to contact me about your interest in learning more about the toddler cane. I think this invention is the solution we have been seeking for a very long time. Toddler Cane Update 11.19.16 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHIyDcZeaWg Happy Holidays!! Grace Grace Ambrose Zaken, Ed.D. Project Coordinator RT and O&M Programs Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairments Department of Special Education 1140W Hunter College of The City University of New York 695 Park Avenue New York, NY 10065 212-772-4741 Hunter Graduate Admissions webpage: http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/graduateadmissions Top 5 reasons to choose Hunter Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb_zsXG0Oks Video for NYS Teachers to Learn more about the ITI program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsif2-lNBHU

Hello Grace and colleagues, and I hope that you all had a very nice thanksgiving. Grace I think that you replied to my inquiry, but for the life of me I cannot find it. Would you re-post please? I wanted to know whether it would be appropriate for a tvi who is not mobility trained or certified to use this toddler cane with my young (preschool, sometimes with additional impairments) students. I have yet another child coming up to transition to preschool from Early Intervention. He does very well with his Hula Hoop and also with a weighted toy shopping cart. He needs mobility instruction and is ready to learn, but we have a dearth of teachers of mobility and cannot place teachers in preschool. I've tried to contact my colleagues, no one is available. So an alternative that can keep a child safe but mobile, and independent in that they will not be reliant on a one-to-one assistant would be a wonderful thing. My apologies to all- I was traveling during the holiday break and trying to catch up on email! Many thanks for your ideas and thoughts. Patti. On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 6:25 PM, Grace Ambrose Zaken < gambrose@hunter.cuny.edu> wrote: > Hi Leslie: > > Thank you so much! I will provide further updates. The tips are rolling > ball tips. > > Best, > > Grace > > > > *From:* OrientationAndMobility [mailto:orientationandmobility > -bounces@lists.blindcanadians.ca] *On Behalf Of *Leslie Bailiff > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 23, 2016 12:04 AM > *To:* Orientation and Mobility; aernet@lists.aerbvi.org; > aer-chapters@lists.aerbvi.org; AER Division Discussion List; > aer-div07@lists.aerbvi.org; aerdiv15@lists.aerbvi.org > *Subject:* Re: [OrientationAndMobility] Toddler Cane Update! > > > > What an amazing tool for the group you a targeting ! > > Is there anywhere we can see the parts not on a kid? I can't really see > what the front of it is made out of.. are those large marshmallow tips > added to a regular cane then adaptated? I really like that the cane part > comes off the harness bar. > > > > Just curious...have you asked the companies who make canes like > Revolution, Ambutech.and NFB what they think of the model since I assume > one of them might be helping to make some of the parts? > > > > Thank you for all of your hard work and your creative ideas in coming up > with this concept, it is very exciting to see it in action and to see it in > its development stage. > > > > Best of luck, > > > > > > Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone > > > > > > -------- Original message -------- > > From: Grace Ambrose Zaken <gambrose@hunter.cuny.edu> > > Date: 11/21/16 9:40 AM (GMT-08:00) > > To: 'Orientation and Mobility' <orientationandmobility@lists. > blindcanadians.ca>, aernet@lists.aerbvi.org, aer-chapters@lists.aerbvi.org, > AER Division Discussion List <aer-divisions@lists.aerbvi.org>, > aer-div07@lists.aerbvi.org, aerdiv15@lists.aerbvi.org > > Subject: [OrientationAndMobility] Toddler Cane Update! > > > > Dear Listers: > > I am pleased to bring you this update on the toddler cane for toddlers > with visual impairment. My idea began as a small endeavor through my > company called Safe Toddles, now we have partnered with Bikson Engineering > Group from City College and The Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairment > of Hunter College to get to this next level. > > > > I hope you will feel free to contact me about your interest in learning > more about the toddler cane. I think this invention is the solution we have > been seeking for a very long time. > > > > Toddler Cane Update 11.19.16 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHIyDcZeaWg > > > > Happy Holidays!! > > Grace > > > > Grace Ambrose Zaken, Ed.D. > > Project Coordinator RT and O&M Programs > > Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairments > > Department of Special Education 1140W > > Hunter College of The City University of New York > > 695 Park Avenue > > New York, NY 10065 > > 212-772-4741 <(212)%20772-4741> > > > > Hunter Graduate Admissions webpage: > > http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/graduateadmissions > > Top 5 reasons to choose Hunter Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairments > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb_zsXG0Oks > > > > Video for NYS Teachers to Learn more about the ITI program > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsif2-lNBHU > > > > You are subscribed to AERNet, The Association for Education and > Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Listserv. > > To post a message to all the list members, send an email to > aernet@lists.aerbvi.org. > > Address list requests to: aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/ > mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org and follow instructions to > unsubscribe. Go to the same address to access the list archives. > _______________________________________________ > AERNet mailing list > AERNet@lists.aerbvi.org > http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org > >

I could ask our OT's or PT's to fit the cane to the child. On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 8:23 PM, Patricia Rosen <pkowal52@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Grace and colleagues, and I hope that you all had a very nice > thanksgiving. Grace I think that you replied to my inquiry, but for the > life of me I cannot find it. Would you re-post please? I wanted to know > whether it would be appropriate for a tvi who is not mobility trained or > certified to use this toddler cane with my young (preschool, sometimes with > additional impairments) students. I have yet another child coming up to > transition to preschool from Early Intervention. He does very well with his > Hula Hoop and also with a weighted toy shopping cart. He needs mobility > instruction and is ready to learn, but we have a dearth of teachers of > mobility and cannot place teachers in preschool. I've tried to contact my > colleagues, no one is available. So an alternative that can keep a child > safe but mobile, and independent in that they will not be reliant on a > one-to-one assistant would be a wonderful thing. My apologies to all- I was > traveling during the holiday break and trying to catch up on email! Many > thanks for your ideas and thoughts. Patti. > > On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 6:25 PM, Grace Ambrose Zaken < > gambrose@hunter.cuny.edu> wrote: > >> Hi Leslie: >> >> Thank you so much! I will provide further updates. The tips are rolling >> ball tips. >> >> Best, >> >> Grace >> >> >> >> *From:* OrientationAndMobility [mailto:orientationandmobility >> -bounces@lists.blindcanadians.ca] *On Behalf Of *Leslie Bailiff >> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 23, 2016 12:04 AM >> *To:* Orientation and Mobility; aernet@lists.aerbvi.org; >> aer-chapters@lists.aerbvi.org; AER Division Discussion List; >> aer-div07@lists.aerbvi.org; aerdiv15@lists.aerbvi.org >> *Subject:* Re: [OrientationAndMobility] Toddler Cane Update! >> >> >> >> What an amazing tool for the group you a targeting ! >> >> Is there anywhere we can see the parts not on a kid? I can't really see >> what the front of it is made out of.. are those large marshmallow tips >> added to a regular cane then adaptated? I really like that the cane part >> comes off the harness bar. >> >> >> >> Just curious...have you asked the companies who make canes like >> Revolution, Ambutech.and NFB what they think of the model since I assume >> one of them might be helping to make some of the parts? >> >> >> >> Thank you for all of your hard work and your creative ideas in coming up >> with this concept, it is very exciting to see it in action and to see it in >> its development stage. >> >> >> >> Best of luck, >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone >> >> >> >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> >> From: Grace Ambrose Zaken <gambrose@hunter.cuny.edu> >> >> Date: 11/21/16 9:40 AM (GMT-08:00) >> >> To: 'Orientation and Mobility' <orientationandmobility@lists. >> blindcanadians.ca>, aernet@lists.aerbvi.org, >> aer-chapters@lists.aerbvi.org, AER Division Discussion List < >> aer-divisions@lists.aerbvi.org>, aer-div07@lists.aerbvi.org, >> aerdiv15@lists.aerbvi.org >> >> Subject: [OrientationAndMobility] Toddler Cane Update! >> >> >> >> Dear Listers: >> >> I am pleased to bring you this update on the toddler cane for toddlers >> with visual impairment. My idea began as a small endeavor through my >> company called Safe Toddles, now we have partnered with Bikson Engineering >> Group from City College and The Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairment >> of Hunter College to get to this next level. >> >> >> >> I hope you will feel free to contact me about your interest in learning >> more about the toddler cane. I think this invention is the solution we have >> been seeking for a very long time. >> >> >> >> Toddler Cane Update 11.19.16 - https://www.youtube.com/watch? >> v=gHIyDcZeaWg >> >> >> >> Happy Holidays!! >> >> Grace >> >> >> >> Grace Ambrose Zaken, Ed.D. >> >> Project Coordinator RT and O&M Programs >> >> Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairments >> >> Department of Special Education 1140W >> >> Hunter College of The City University of New York >> >> 695 Park Avenue >> >> New York, NY 10065 >> >> 212-772-4741 <(212)%20772-4741> >> >> >> >> Hunter Graduate Admissions webpage: >> >> http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/graduateadmissions >> >> Top 5 reasons to choose Hunter Programs in Blindness and Visual >> Impairments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb_zsXG0Oks >> >> >> >> Video for NYS Teachers to Learn more about the ITI program >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsif2-lNBHU >> >> >> >> You are subscribed to AERNet, The Association for Education and >> Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Listserv. >> >> To post a message to all the list members, send an email to >> aernet@lists.aerbvi.org. >> >> Address list requests to: aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailma >> n/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org and follow instructions to >> unsubscribe. 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Hi Patricia: As someone who prepares O&M Specialists through synchronous distance learning at Hunter College (Top 5 reasons to choose Hunter Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb_zsXG0Oks), I would be hard pressed to agree that the toddler cane should be used in complete absence of an O&M provider. Once the TC is available, there will be supporting instructional materials, we will be able to re-think all preschool VI integration. I believe this cane will resolve the 30% developmental delays exhibited by learners with mobility with vision impairment (MVI) who are born with no additional disabilities, but do not thrive under current EI – PT or other services. As you and I both know, O&M is largely unregulated field, however, the O&M specialist is the named, qualified provider of O&M in IDEA –Part C-EI services mandate. Hunter will gladly provide the O&M Advanced Certificate preparation to anyone in your community who wants to add O&M to their TVI certification!! J Hunter College has a fully distance learning program that offers students an opportunity to complete their Master’s Degree in the areas of TVI, VRT and O&M largely from home. In O&M and VRT, the Fall and Spring courses are taught via real-time audio/video link where students and instructors see/hear each other during the weekly courses. The summer labs are held 2-weeks in the summer and dorm housing is available. Hunter Graduate Admissions webpage: http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/graduateadmissions I know this is a longer term solution to obtaining necessary staff, however, locals who obtain their degree are more likely to remain local compared to folks who relocate to obtain a position. Graduates who relocate more likely to leave within 3 years after being hired. Please consider disseminating this email to potential graduate candidates and those who might also do same. Video for NYS Teachers to Learn more about the ITI program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhJaBgAoe3k Best regards, Grace Grace Ambrose Zaken, Ed.D. Project Coordinator RT and O&M Programs Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairments Department of Special Education 1140W Hunter College of The City University of New York 695 Park Avenue New York, NY 10065 212-772-4741 From: Patricia Rosen [mailto:pkowal52@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2016 8:29 PM To: Grace Ambrose Zaken Cc: Orientation and Mobility; aernet@lists.aerbvi.org; aer-chapters@lists.aerbvi.org; AER Division Discussion List; aer-div07@lists.aerbvi.org; aerdiv15@lists.aerbvi.org Subject: Re: [AERNet] [OrientationAndMobility] Toddler Cane Update! I could ask our OT's or PT's to fit the cane to the child. On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 8:23 PM, Patricia Rosen <pkowal52@gmail.com> wrote: Hello Grace and colleagues, and I hope that you all had a very nice thanksgiving. Grace I think that you replied to my inquiry, but for the life of me I cannot find it. Would you re-post please? I wanted to know whether it would be appropriate for a tvi who is not mobility trained or certified to use this toddler cane with my young (preschool, sometimes with additional impairments) students. I have yet another child coming up to transition to preschool from Early Intervention. He does very well with his Hula Hoop and also with a weighted toy shopping cart. He needs mobility instruction and is ready to learn, but we have a dearth of teachers of mobility and cannot place teachers in preschool. I've tried to contact my colleagues, no one is available. So an alternative that can keep a child safe but mobile, and independent in that they will not be reliant on a one-to-one assistant would be a wonderful thing. My apologies to all- I was traveling during the holiday break and trying to catch up on email! Many thanks for your ideas and thoughts. Patti. On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 6:25 PM, Grace Ambrose Zaken <gambrose@hunter.cuny.edu> wrote: Hi Leslie: Thank you so much! I will provide further updates. The tips are rolling ball tips. Best, Grace From: OrientationAndMobility [mailto:orientationandmobility-bounces@lists.blindcanadians.ca] On Behalf Of Leslie Bailiff Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 12:04 AM To: Orientation and Mobility; aernet@lists.aerbvi.org; aer-chapters@lists.aerbvi.org; AER Division Discussion List; aer-div07@lists.aerbvi.org; aerdiv15@lists.aerbvi.org Subject: Re: [OrientationAndMobility] Toddler Cane Update! What an amazing tool for the group you a targeting ! Is there anywhere we can see the parts not on a kid? I can't really see what the front of it is made out of.. are those large marshmallow tips added to a regular cane then adaptated? I really like that the cane part comes off the harness bar. Just curious...have you asked the companies who make canes like Revolution, Ambutech.and NFB what they think of the model since I assume one of them might be helping to make some of the parts? Thank you for all of your hard work and your creative ideas in coming up with this concept, it is very exciting to see it in action and to see it in its development stage. Best of luck, Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Grace Ambrose Zaken <gambrose@hunter.cuny.edu> Date: 11/21/16 9:40 AM (GMT-08:00) To: 'Orientation and Mobility' <orientationandmobility@lists.blindcanadians.ca>, aernet@lists.aerbvi.org, aer-chapters@lists.aerbvi.org, AER Division Discussion List <aer-divisions@lists.aerbvi.org>, aer-div07@lists.aerbvi.org, aerdiv15@lists.aerbvi.org Subject: [OrientationAndMobility] Toddler Cane Update! Dear Listers: I am pleased to bring you this update on the toddler cane for toddlers with visual impairment. My idea began as a small endeavor through my company called Safe Toddles, now we have partnered with Bikson Engineering Group from City College and The Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairment of Hunter College to get to this next level. I hope you will feel free to contact me about your interest in learning more about the toddler cane. I think this invention is the solution we have been seeking for a very long time. Toddler Cane Update 11.19.16 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHIyDcZeaWg Happy Holidays!! Grace Grace Ambrose Zaken, Ed.D. Project Coordinator RT and O&M Programs Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairments Department of Special Education 1140W Hunter College of The City University of New York 695 Park Avenue New York, NY 10065 212-772-4741 <tel:(212)%20772-4741> Hunter Graduate Admissions webpage: http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/graduateadmissions Top 5 reasons to choose Hunter Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb_zsXG0Oks Video for NYS Teachers to Learn more about the ITI program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsif2-lNBHU You are subscribed to AERNet, The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Listserv. To post a message to all the list members, send an email to aernet@lists.aerbvi.org. Address list requests to: aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org and follow instructions to unsubscribe. 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Hi and thank you for your reply. I would love to be in touch with O&M or dually certified people other than those I am already aware of who are qualified to work in Westchester or Putnam preschool settings. I hope to be consulting (tvi) as of September and am not a candidate for the certification as I am ready to slow down the frequency and pace of my work. I am not able to find O&M providers even for districts who are willing to approve this service. I often find lately that mobility goals are assigned to the tvi. We muddle along as best we can. Provide early mobility skills and pre cane solutions such as a weighted grocery cart or a hula hoop. I am sure that you would agree that this does not go far enough in providing for mobility needs especially for preschoolers who are cognitively able to process and learn from the training. I refer to NYS Commission for the Blind. But they do not send providers into the preschools. This is an ongoing problem along with an apparent lack of tvi's especially in Early Intervention locally. As a professional group we must find solutions. But also find creative ways of filling the need now. Perhaps a supervised student placement or enhanced training for TVI providers in those preparatory and early mobility skills? Thanks for your thoughts. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 2, 2016, at 8:42 AM, Grace Ambrose Zaken <gambrose@hunter.cuny.edu> wrote: > > Hi Patricia: > As someone who prepares O&M Specialists through synchronous distance learning at Hunter College (Top 5 reasons to choose Hunter Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb_zsXG0Oks), I would be hard pressed to agree that the toddler cane should be used in complete absence of an O&M provider. > > Once the TC is available, there will be supporting instructional materials, we will be able to re-think all preschool VI integration. I believe this cane will resolve the 30% developmental delays exhibited by learners with mobility with vision impairment (MVI) who are born with no additional disabilities, but do not thrive under current EI – PT or other services. > > As you and I both know, O&M is largely unregulated field, however, the O&M specialist is the named, qualified provider of O&M in IDEA –Part C-EI services mandate. Hunter will gladly provide the O&M Advanced Certificate preparation to anyone in your community who wants to add O&M to their TVI certification!! J > > Hunter College has a fully distance learning program that offers students an opportunity to complete their Master’s Degree in the areas of TVI, VRT and O&M largely from home. In O&M and VRT, the Fall and Spring courses are taught via real-time audio/video link where students and instructors see/hear each other during the weekly courses. The summer labs are held 2-weeks in the summer and dorm housing is available. > Hunter Graduate Admissions webpage: http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/graduateadmissions > > I know this is a longer term solution to obtaining necessary staff, however, locals who obtain their degree are more likely to remain local compared to folks who relocate to obtain a position. Graduates who relocate more likely to leave within 3 years after being hired. > Please consider disseminating this email to potential graduate candidates and those who might also do same. > Video for NYS Teachers to Learn more about the ITI program > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhJaBgAoe3k > Best regards, > Grace > > Grace Ambrose Zaken, Ed.D. > Project Coordinator RT and O&M Programs > Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairments > Department of Special Education 1140W > Hunter College of The City University of New York > 695 Park Avenue > New York, NY 10065 > 212-772-4741 > > > From: Patricia Rosen [mailto:pkowal52@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2016 8:29 PM > To: Grace Ambrose Zaken > Cc: Orientation and Mobility; aernet@lists.aerbvi.org; aer-chapters@lists.aerbvi.org; AER Division Discussion List; aer-div07@lists.aerbvi.org; aerdiv15@lists.aerbvi.org > Subject: Re: [AERNet] [OrientationAndMobility] Toddler Cane Update! > > I could ask our OT's or PT's to fit the cane to the child. > > On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 8:23 PM, Patricia Rosen <pkowal52@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Grace and colleagues, and I hope that you all had a very nice thanksgiving. Grace I think that you replied to my inquiry, but for the life of me I cannot find it. Would you re-post please? I wanted to know whether it would be appropriate for a tvi who is not mobility trained or certified to use this toddler cane with my young (preschool, sometimes with additional impairments) students. I have yet another child coming up to transition to preschool from Early Intervention. He does very well with his Hula Hoop and also with a weighted toy shopping cart. He needs mobility instruction and is ready to learn, but we have a dearth of teachers of mobility and cannot place teachers in preschool. I've tried to contact my colleagues, no one is available. So an alternative that can keep a child safe but mobile, and independent in that they will not be reliant on a one-to-one assistant would be a wonderful thing. My apologies to all- I was traveling during the holiday break and trying to catch up on email! Many thanks for your ideas and thoughts. Patti. > > On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 6:25 PM, Grace Ambrose Zaken <gambrose@hunter.cuny.edu> wrote: > Hi Leslie: > Thank you so much! I will provide further updates. The tips are rolling ball tips. > Best, > Grace > > From: OrientationAndMobility [mailto:orientationandmobility-bounces@lists.blindcanadians.ca] On Behalf Of Leslie Bailiff > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 12:04 AM > To: Orientation and Mobility; aernet@lists.aerbvi.org; aer-chapters@lists.aerbvi.org; AER Division Discussion List; aer-div07@lists.aerbvi.org; aerdiv15@lists.aerbvi.org > Subject: Re: [OrientationAndMobility] Toddler Cane Update! > > What an amazing tool for the group you a targeting ! > Is there anywhere we can see the parts not on a kid? I can't really see what the front of it is made out of.. are those large marshmallow tips added to a regular cane then adaptated? I really like that the cane part comes off the harness bar. > > Just curious...have you asked the companies who make canes like Revolution, Ambutech.and NFB what they think of the model since I assume one of them might be helping to make some of the parts? > > Thank you for all of your hard work and your creative ideas in coming up with this concept, it is very exciting to see it in action and to see it in its development stage. > > Best of luck, > > > Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Grace Ambrose Zaken <gambrose@hunter.cuny.edu> > Date: 11/21/16 9:40 AM (GMT-08:00) > To: 'Orientation and Mobility' <orientationandmobility@lists.blindcanadians.ca>, aernet@lists.aerbvi.org, aer-chapters@lists.aerbvi.org, AER Division Discussion List <aer-divisions@lists.aerbvi.org>, aer-div07@lists.aerbvi.org, aerdiv15@lists.aerbvi.org > Subject: [OrientationAndMobility] Toddler Cane Update! > > Dear Listers: > I am pleased to bring you this update on the toddler cane for toddlers with visual impairment. My idea began as a small endeavor through my company called Safe Toddles, now we have partnered with Bikson Engineering Group from City College and The Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairment of Hunter College to get to this next level. > > I hope you will feel free to contact me about your interest in learning more about the toddler cane. I think this invention is the solution we have been seeking for a very long time. > > Toddler Cane Update 11.19.16 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHIyDcZeaWg > > Happy Holidays!! > Grace > > Grace Ambrose Zaken, Ed.D. > Project Coordinator RT and O&M Programs > Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairments > Department of Special Education 1140W > Hunter College of The City University of New York > 695 Park Avenue > New York, NY 10065 > 212-772-4741 > > Hunter Graduate Admissions webpage: > http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/graduateadmissions > Top 5 reasons to choose Hunter Programs in Blindness and Visual Impairments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb_zsXG0Oks > > Video for NYS Teachers to Learn more about the ITI program > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsif2-lNBHU > > > You are subscribed to AERNet, The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Listserv. > > To post a message to all the list members, send an email to aernet@lists.aerbvi.org. > > Address list requests to: aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org and follow instructions to unsubscribe. 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