I am blind or visually impaired and this cane is for my personal use.
Where to get a blind cane.
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Medicare doesn t cover white canes for the blind.
The national federation of the blind in the united states affirms that the lightness and greater length of the straight canes allows greater mobility and safety though collapsible canes can be stored with more ease giving them advantage in crowded areas such as classrooms and public events.
Please mail completed application to.
Without canes many people that use them would get hurt by running into walls dropping off curbs tripping and so on.
It must be more than six months since your previous request for a white cane.
And find out how jana robert emma shuraiya maya liam and georgie use theirs.
Or i am making this request on behalf of a child under the age of eighteen who is blind or visually impaired and the cane is for his her personal use.
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The national federation of the blind has distributed more than 64 000 free white canes since 2008.
If suppliers are enrolled in medicare but aren t participating.
This cane is for my personal use.
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By requesting this white cane i acknowledge that.
Watch our film that explains the cane.
What does the white cane mean to you.
If your supplier accepts.
Your costs in original medicare.
Canes are necessary tools for blind or visually impaired people and allow them to walk safely and confidently no different than a sighted person can.
If this is your first cane you should measure from your armpit to the floor to get the appropriate size.
The national federation of the blind believes that all people who are blind or visually impaired deserve a free cane.
Over one third of blind and partially sighted people said that they sometimes frequently or always experience negative attitudes from the public in relation to their sight loss especially when using a white cane my voice rnib.
If suppliers are participating suppliers they must accept assignment.
It is more than six months since a previous white cane request.
The white cane gives blind people the ability to achieve a full and independent life allowing us to travel freely and safely.
69by requesting this white cane i acknowledge that.
It s also important to ask your suppliers if they participate in medicare before you get dme.