[access-uk] Re: Ultracane or K Sonar?
- From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:52:16 +0100
I know a couple of people who are long cane users and tried the ultra cane
and they did not like it, or at least did not think it was worth the money.
I am sceptical about becoming too reliant on electronic equipment for
navigation I must say. things like a GPS system like Trekker could help but
this is very much a secondary aid as it gives more information about street
names and local places of interest rather than helping you navigate the
streets safely. I suppose though you can only really get a propper opinion
by trying out the product.
Regards
Graham
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ari" <aridamoulakis@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 2:04 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultracane or K Sonar?
I'm learning to use the cane in towns and busy environments, but these
devices supposedly promise to somehow be quite an improvement towards a
person's mobility, so I wondered whether it would be a good idea to somehow
combine it? The K Sonar clips onto the cane, while the ultracane is
obviously the replacement, but I wondered whether people have benefitted
more from using these?
Ari
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 11:05 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultracane or K Sonar?
> Before you choose the expensive means of cane mobility; have you tried a
> long cane, I say this because I was a guide dog owner for 28 years, and
> when
> my last dog didn't work out, I decided to try the long cane, and wish I
> had
> done years ago; I feel every bit a safe as I did with my dogs, and in the
> case of the last one, much safer :] I've been really surprised by the
> speed
> and safety I have achieved; I never thought a long cane could ever be an
> improvement on a dog, but in most cases I now find it to be so.
>
> Just my thoughts for what they're worth - Andy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ari" <aridamoulakis@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 10:38 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Ultracane or K Sonar?
>
>
> | Hi all,
> | I'm on this extremely long waiting list for a guide dog, so for the next
> year or two, I need a proper mobility aid. My problem is that I've found
> two, the Ultra Cane and the K Sonar.
> | They have the Ultracane here, so I can see a demo, but has anyone used
> the
> K Sonar? The company's web site obviously claims that it is better than
> the
> Ultracane, but they're in New Zealand, and can't send me a demo to have a
> look at. The thing is that it is also cheaper, and it does sound quite
> appealing, so has anyone had any experience with it?
> | Thanks
> | Ari
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