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Light up canes? (self.Blind)
submitted by SamosTheSage66
I myself am not blind, but my best friend is. In the last few months he's really embraced the use of his cane and it's great to see how much more confident he's become since he started using it regularly. We were on the subject of canes and I mentioned that a cane with some lights on it for the night time could really increase his mobility in the later hours. I've seen some online with regular white LED lights on the bottom but since he's still rather new, I had an idea for a cane with both white and red lights along the full length of the cane. Apologies if this is a bit long, just thought I'd ask a few fellow redditors if they had any good recommendations. Thanks guys and gals!
Wulflord104 3 points 1y ago
I do remember a post here a while back on this exact subject although it requires some diy skills if you want just a simple light on it this could work

https://www.maxiaids.com/ambutech-pharos-cane-light?gclid=CjwKCAjwzt6LBhBeEiwAbPGOgcN05YoYNAX96Ug3TMAHY7WESmLb9xB1wCZLPEZzFAeUGBhBohgHJRoC518QAvD_BwE
steevo 3 points 1y ago
That's actually such a great idea! No idea why no one has made it yet (or if someone has, why many don't know!!)

If you do find something good, let us know as well pls
SamosTheSage66 [OP] 1 points 1y ago
Absolutely!
Mamamagpie 3 points 1y ago
I don’t remember which website it was but someone sells an expensive cane with an LED segment.
SamosTheSage66 [OP] 2 points 1y ago
I'll keep an eye out, thanks.
MacaroniGlutenFree 4 points 1y ago
It’s called the Gizahand LED mobility cane. Seems expensive and hard to find. I feel like someone should invent a simple LED tip that could be added to any cane. Flashlight technology has improved so much these years. They make very powerful flashlights for 30$ now. Why not a LED cane tip?
SamosTheSage66 [OP] 1 points 1y ago
Much appreciated!
Puzzled_Teaching_197 3 points 1y ago
Maybe LED light strips could work?
Dietzgen17 3 points 1y ago
Someone asked about decorating a cane not too long ago. The consensus was that the length of the cane should remain white. Its value as a signal is diminished when decoration is added. I asked about it outside of the forum and was told that people sometimes decorate the handle.
SamosTheSage66 [OP] 2 points 1y ago
Perhaps I should have clarified, my idea for the addition of LED's would have the colors reflect those of the regular cane. The regular white and red.
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