As a rehabilitation instructor at Blind Industries and Services of Maryland, 21-year-old Qualik Ford dedicates his time to teaching others essential skills like braille, computer technology, and cane ...

North Carolina Central University researchers are testing smart canes aimed at helping blind or visually impaired people. Standard folding canes are used to scan or detect things around a person, like ...

Rockport resident Aubrey Sholds-Neal received the Meg Robertson Mobility Award at the White Cane Awareness Day at the State House in Boston on Oct. 24, 2025. There are around 28,000 people who are ...

Each year on Oct. 15, White Cane Awareness Day spotlights the blind and visually impaired and their all-important navigation tool, the white cane. The white cane is an essential tool that enables ...

If there ever was a garden variety long white cane, this apparently was it. The cashier wanted to scan the cane, thinking it came from the store’s garden section. Nope, not a garden tool, explained ...