[access-uk] Re: long canes

  • From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:07:51 -0000

People with wheelchairs do not have to buy their own.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: roger south 
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:17 PM
  Subject: [access-uk] Re: long canes


  Our Social Services will supply the first cane and a tip of your choice but 
all subsequent canes you buy yourself. A lack of finds was the reason and 
no-one of my acquaintance here has had a cane from them for around 6 years.

  Roger

  What disease did "cured" ham actually have?


    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Eleanor Burke 
    To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 5:06 PM
    Subject: [access-uk] Re: long canes


    I think social services would supply you Andy.  GDBA supplied me between 
1st and 2nd guide dog.

    eleanor 
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: ANDY COLLINS 
      To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 4:37 PM
      Subject: [access-uk] long canes


      Hi all -

      Since choosing no longer to be a guide dog owner, the GDBA have supplied 
me with a long cane [Revolution with roller tip], but now that I need a new 
tip, they say I have to fund my own, or try social services.

      I've just looked at the RNIB website, under long canes, and can see my 
Revolution cane listed. Firstly, I assume I would be charged the VAT free 
price? and secondly, can somebody tell me about the different tips for this 
cane? I can't quite figure out the advantages of one over another, like I say, 
I have been using the roller tip, which seems to have good durability for 
street work, what are the pros and cons of the other tips over the roller tip?

      Thanks for any help -

      Andy

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