Orientation and Mobility Specialist Garret Waldie teaches LDB Client John N. the technique for safely walking down a staircase using a white cane on Leader Dog’s campus in Rochester Hills, Michigan.

The proper way to walk with a cane includes holding it on the opposite hand from the side needing support and moving it at the same time as you step forward with the affected leg. Canes are valuable ...

If you’ve encountered someone who is visually impaired walking down the street, you might have noticed that person using a particular kind of cane: one that’s white, sometimes with a red band. It’s ...

Stanford researchers developed a smart cane to help the visually impaired navigate their surroundings. While the cane was designed to offer improvements over traditional white canes, questions ...

Melissa Mabee is a certified orientation and mobility specialist who provides white cane training to children and adults. Christopher Butler is the executive director of IN-SIGHT, a Rhode Island ...