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hot take anyone who would benefit from a mobility aid deserves to have one. idc how disabled you are. if you think it’ll help you, even a little, you deserve it. you deserve that help.
#disabled#mobility aid#mobility aids#disabilities#disabled pride#disability pride#important#white cane#blind cane#guide cane#id cane#cane#canes#wheelchair#long cane#aid#mobility cane#support cane#walking cane#crutches#symbol cane
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i'm waiting to start long cane training and i'm already thinking about naming it once i get one. any ideas?
currently thinking about The Impaler, Stick Astley or just a random name so my long cane can be [name] and my symbol cane can be [name] junior
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Hey, I was curious on some nice canes you use? I want to draw a blind character but they don't walk anywhere in the one episode they were in. And I just wanted to check with you and some canes you own?
Hey!
People with low vision usually use what's known as a white cane. You've probably seen 'em before. Some places might provide more colourful ones, but generally it's the white cane with the black handle, with a red bit at the end and a red or white tip (usually a ball) on the end.
This is the cane I use. (Sorry for the bad picture, I'm on the bus lmao)
There are different cane tips you can get, I usually get the big ball cause it's most helpful for me. But there are smaller ones, and also kinda hook shaped ones that are apparently good for bushwalks!
The silvery bits on my cane are where it folds up, mine folds into four parts, but I think I had a cane before that folded into five. They're held together by a stretchy rope, the one you see at the top. There are telescopic ones too, but I can't tell you much about those cause I've never used one. My one is made of aluminium, I believe, but there are also some made of graphite that are apparently lighter. I'm thinking of maybe getting one of those cause I do so much walking.
Also a note - you want the cane to come up to your character's armpit.
Most people i know only really have the one cane. They can be provided in some other colours, like I said, but usually people havr white ones. I've seen someone with a blue one, a fluro pink one, and when I was on a Guide Dogs camp in year eight or something I saw someone with a rainbow cane. I thought it was super cool. I want to get a coloured one, but I'm not sure if it's as recognisable 😅
Oh yes, there's also a similar type of cane called an ID cane. They're generally thinner and don't have a ball on the end, because you don't roll it along the ground. An ID cane is tapped against the ground, and is used to let others know that you have a vision impairment. Hence the name "ID cane"
#asks#i. hope that helped#sorry i got carried away#maybe rich people have nicer canes but most people usually just have the standard#its not like some other canes used for like stability or pain or whatever where theres a ton of designs#and. some people would probably think its ridiculous to have patterned canes or fancy ones#because people tend to think anyone with a white cane (the official name. also long cane) cannot see at all :)))#anyway.#white cane#long cane#blindness#vision#idk#i hope this is of use 😅
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A general cane guide for writers and artists (from a cane user, writer, and artist!)
Disclaimer: Though I have been using a cane for 6 years, I am not a doctor, nor am I by any means an expert. This guide is true to my experience, but there are as many ways to use a cane as there are cane users!
This guide will not include: White canes for blindness, crutches, walkers, or wheelchairs as I have no personal experience with these.
This is meant to be a general guide to get you started and avoid some common mishaps/misconceptions in your writing, but you absolutely should continue to do your own research outside of this guide!
This is NOT a medical resource!!! And never tell a real person you think they're using a cane wrong!
The biggest recurring problem I've seen is using the cane on the wrong side. The cane goes on the opposite side of the pain! If your character has even-sided pain or needs it for balance/weakness, then use the cane in the non-dominant hand to keep the dominant hand free. Some cane users also switch sides to give their arm a rest!
A cane takes about 20% of your weight off the opposite leg. It should fit within your natural gait and become something of an extension of your body. If you need more weight off than 20%, then crutches, a walker, or a wheelchair is needed.
Putting more pressure on the cane, using it on the wrong side, or having it at the wrong height can make it less effective, and can cause long term damage to your body from improper pressure and posture. (Hugh Laurie genuinely hurt his body from years of using a cane wrong on House!)
(some people elect to use a cane wrong for their personal situation despite this, everyone is different!)
(an animated GIF of a cane matching the natural walking gait. It turns red when pressure is placed on it.)
When going up and down stairs, there is an ideal standard: You want to use the handrail and the cane at the same time, or prioritize the handrail if it's only on one side. When going up stairs you lead with your good leg and follow with the cane and hurt leg together. When going down stairs you lead with the cane and the bad leg and follow with the good leg!
Realistically though, many people don't move out of the way for cane users to access the railing, many stairs don't have railings, and many are wet, rusty, or generally not ideal to grip.
In these cases, if you have a friend nearby, holding on to them is a good idea. Or, take it one step at a time carefully if you're alone.
Now we come to a very common mistake I see... Using fashion canes for medical use!
(These are 4 broad shapes, but there is INCREDIBLE variation in cane handles. Research heavily what will be best for your character's specific needs!)
The handle is the contact point for all the weight you're putting on your cane, and that pressure is being put onto your hand, wrist, and shoulder. So the shape is very important for long term use!
Knob handles (and very decorative handles) are not used for medical use for this reason. It adds extra stress to the body and can damage your hand to put constant pressure onto these painful shapes.
The weight of a cane is also incredibly important, as a heavier cane will cause wear on your body much faster. When you're using it all day, it gets heavy fast! If your character struggles with weakness, then they won't want a heavy cane if they can help it!
This is also part of why sword canes aren't usually very viable for medical use (along with them usually being knob handles) is that swords are extra weight!
However, a small knife or perhaps a retractable blade hidden within the base might be viable even for weak characters.
Bases have a lot of variability as well, and the modern standard is generally adjustable bases. Adjustable canes are very handy if your character regularly changes shoe height, for instance (gotta keep the height at your hip!)
Canes help on most terrain with their standard base and structure. But for some terrain, you might want a different base, or to forego the cane entirely! This article covers it pretty well.
Many cane users decorate their canes! Stickers are incredibly common, and painting canes is relatively common as well! You'll also see people replacing the standard wrist strap with a personalized one, or even adding a small charm to the ring the strap connects to. (nothing too large, or it gets annoying as the cane is swinging around everywhere)
(my canes, for reference)
If your character uses a cane full time, then they might also have multiple canes that look different aesthetically to match their outfits!
When it comes to practical things outside of the cane, you reasonably only have one hand available while it's being used. Many people will hook their cane onto their arm or let it dangle on the strap (if they have one) while using their cane arm, but it's often significantly less convenient than 2 hands. But, if you need 2 hands, then it's either setting the cane down or letting it hang!
For this reason, optimizing one handed use is ideal! Keeping bags/items on the side of your free hand helps keep your items accessible.
When sitting, the cane either leans against a wall or table, goes under the chair, or hooks onto the back of the chair. (It often falls when hanging off of a chair, in my experience)
When getting up, the user will either use their cane to help them balance/support as they stand, or get up and then grab their cane. This depends on what it's being used for (balance vs pain when walking, for instance!)
That's everything I can think of for now. Thank you for reading my long-but-absolutely-not-comprehensive list of things to keep in mind when writing or drawing a cane user!
Happy disability pride month! Go forth and make more characters use canes!!!
#mobility aid#cane user#writing tips#writing advice#drawing tips#art tutorial#art tips#art reference#art resources#art help#my art#long post
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this show rewires you fundamentally in 60 seconds and then just goes on to have more seasons. audacity
#house md#gregory house#james wilson#hilson#screencap#s03e02 “cane and able”#imagine bringing the receipts to the ceo of bodylanguage#“does sound like you though”#“worried your wings would melt”#“god doesnt limp”#are you kidding me? this is rapid fire and im already dead#havent stopped thinking about this#I do like that Wilson is wrong about House's ego here#he tries but he doesn't really get house#idk being worried and so wrong then doing stupid shit with all that is just very human#house isnt even mad and goes along with it#long post#longpost
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TUMBLR LEGWND ITSDEIFNITLEY ALSO DRAWS SANDERS SIDES?!?!???
i dabble
#sanders sides#remus sanders#janus sanders#id in alt text#definitely art#(patton voice) now what did we learn#sigh. don't rewatch selfishness v selflessness + the redux and working through intrusive thoughts first thing in the morning#i couldnt find a good reference for their bottom halves and i didnt want to spend too long looking for one. so i improvised#i designed a more flashy cane for janus i just didn't want to draw it. maybe he was focused more on mobility than style. who knows#i didn't want to shade this. or like. put too much effort into this because it was a warmup#so if you see imperfections. n. nuh uh. no you don't
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they should invent walking that doesn't make you feel like you're going to keel over and die
#disability#disabled#physically disabled#me/cfs#myalgic encephalomyelitis#joint pain#joint problems#cripple punk#physical disability#mobility aid#cane user#mobility aid user#ow my joints#chronic fatigue#chronic pain#chronic illness#chronically ill#chronic migraine#long covid
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is projecting on a projection too far . . aka the rot is gettin bad yall . .
#BUG DOWN !#everythings coming full circle- 2 of my sonas are bugs- my dad calls me cricket- i have a tattoo of a roach- deep down maybe i am a bug#giving him a reason to have that cane#screw you ehlers danlos upon ye roach#you may be able to run fast but ill make sure its not long distance#no more cross country for you#i want this bug dead#adventure time au#adventure time#scarab the god auditor#the carmine cavalier#medieval fantasy au#fionna and cake
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How to write a cane user character
(Written by a cane user)
A few months ago, I wrote a small guide on good disabled characters and why they were good that gathered quite the attention, and I thought that doing another more specific guide this time would be interesting for writers or just people that are curious ! This guide will include general informations, some things to do, some things to avoid and some ideas that might revolve cane users's lives.
Things to know about cane users
Cane users are pretty diverse, and putting us in little boxes usually isn't the best idea if you want to make a character that has substance and isn't just "the disabled one". Here some infos about cane users that might be helpful knowledge !
Canes don't have ages. Most cane users in media are portrayed to be old, but truly, anyone can have the need to wield a cane ! I've been using mine ever since I was 17.
Can users can have a large variety of problems for their canes. Some canes are used to avoid pain from effort. Some canes are used for balance purposes. Some canes are to make walking less exhausting (works the same as walking sticks !) And sometimes, it's multiple problems at once.
Not everyone needs their cane 24/7. Some always need it, some can make small efforts without it but overall often need it, and some people, like me, can spend quite a lot of time without it. I almost never use my cane in my house, and mostly take it outside !
People with canes can run. We're not necessarily slow, I'm even faster than a lot of my friends.
Not using a cane can come with consequences, but not always. Some people might be able to walk without a cane but then suffer horrible consequences, but for others, canes are just a commodity for specific occasions.
Canes don't have to be looked down upon. Look at some characters with canes that look cool as hell ! Arsène Lupin, Roguefort Cookie, Brook ... Their canes serve their style !
We can be pretty healthy. Some people can have canes just because they were born with a bent leg and that's it. Our cane doesn't define our health status.
Canes aren't a curse. Think of them as something positive. It's a tool to make our lives better. You don't see someone sitting on a chair and think "awh, it's sad that they need a chair". It's more something like "hey it's cool that this chair is here so they can sit down"
Things to do
Make them use their cane. And when I mean use, I mean that canes are just funky long sticks usually made out of metal. Have fun with it ! Let them use it as a weapon ! Trust me, one hit in the knees with a cane and you're DOWN. Use it to reach stuff that's too high for everyone ! Have fun. Be creative.
Let them decorate their cane. It's an extension of their body ! You usually put on clothes that you like, don't you ? It's the same for a cane. If they like cutesy stuff, let them paint in it pastel colors ! If they like a more flashy style, add some stickers on it ! If they're a fancy person, give them a beautiful crafted cane with jewels on it !
You can make them a little shy or uneasy about their cane. Some people don't feel worthy of confident enough to wield one. It's not rare to see people think they're "not disabled enough to do so"
But on the other hand, you can do the complete opposite !! Make them proud of that cane ! Make them act like they're feeling pretty and more confident with it ! One thing i like to think about with my own cane is that I look like a cool gentleman. That boosted my confidence immensely.
Things to avoid
Don't make it their whole world. And by that, I do not mean that their cane shouldn't be a defining trait of their personality. Think of Toph from ATLA. She is blind, and you usually can't think of her character without describing her as blind. However, that isn't her entire personality trait. Make cane users have a goal in life, friends who enjoy them for who they are and not just pity them, have fun ... Don't just make them the disabled one.
Don't try to make the character's life just a plain disaster unless it's the focus of your story and you really know what you're talking about. Having a character who's always in pain, who feels bad about relying on their cane and/or who's angry at the entire world for being disabled is a REALLY tricky subject to use if you don't want them to be either a mass of unhappiness and angst for no good reason or some inspirational porn of the character who inside is deeply tortured but outside keeps up a facade because they shouldn't cry to avoid making others uneasy.
Do not, and I repeat, do NOT try to heal them, especially in a magical way. Bad idea. A lot of disabled people's goal isn't to be healed. It's to live a normal life. Making it so the ultimate goal for them is to be healed makes it as if they were worthless as long as they were disabled. Making their situation better physically or mentally is one thing. Curing them completely is really bad. "But some disabled folks want to be cured !" True, true. But if you are able bodied, I'm not sure if you can have the right mind to understand all of the complex details about this situation that leads to someone's life choices and the end result may look like you think the only thing that can make disabled people happy is being freed from their condition. I think it's best to just avoid it altogether. If you need a more nuanced idea, try to give them a solution that still has a few downs ! For exemple, a prosthetic that feels like a real arm, acts like a real arm and basically replaces it perfectly is a full cure. But a prosthetic that takes time to adjust to, needs repairs sometimes and doesn't look 100% like an arm can be a better narrative choice
Smaller thing, but don't make the handle uneasy to wield if you draw the character design. You can decorate most of the cane, but if you have chunky spiky decorations on the place you're supposed to clench your hand over, you're gonna hurt yourself. I've seen quite a lot of jewel handles or sculpted metal handles and usually their not good. If it's detailed metal, your hand will end up cramped in little parts and it can hurt. If it's a jewel, it's so easy for it to slip out of your hand it's unpractical.
List of tropes/ideas of scenes/details about canes to help you write new situations !
If you walk with a cane during winter, you can't put your hand in your jacket to get warm and there's a high chance your hand will get freezing. So after a long walk, you get an excuse for another character to hold their hand and warm them up.
If the handle is metallic, you get the opposite problem during summer. You can burn yourself so easy ! Easy accident if you want someone to help and get closer to the disabled person without it necessarily involving their disability.
Canes are SUPER useful when you're walking upon heights. They make things really easy, just like hiking poles on mountains ! I live on volcanoes and whenever we clim on a harsh slope, I'm always the first to get up there. Good moment for your character to get a boost of confidence if they get all the way up somewhere before their friends !
The first time using your cane feels magical. If you have chronic pains, it makes you feel like your pain disapear. If you can't walk right, it feels like everything is suddenly alright. The moment where a character chooses to wield a cane can be huge for character development. It's a moment of fear because of the impact a cane has on their appearance, but also a moment of confidence and relief.
Canes fall. All the time. And after a while, it becomes fucking comical. Trust me, putting a cane against the wall, seeing it fall and doing it three times again in a row while it doesn't want to stay up makes you embarrassed but also makes you want to laugh because of how stupid it looks.
When you get a cane, you stop being invisible. When you walk outside, generally speaking, people don't look at you. They don't care about you. But when you get a cane, people start to stare at you for no other reasons that you have a cane. Half of them are just curious, especially if you're young. The other half has a very specific look. The "oh, you poor thing" look. Which is, trust me, particularly awful to get, especially when you're just existing and doing nothing special. How does your character react to this ? How do they feel about it ?
I believe that is all I had in mind. I may add some more details in the future if I get other ideas, but this should already be a good start. I would be thrilled to answer questions if you have some, either in my askbox or through DMs.
I will tag this post with characters holding canes that aren't necessarily considered cane users but that some people may be interested in writing as such. Feel free to tell me if you'd like to see tags being added !
Edit : I'm highly encouraging everyone to look at the tag section under this post where a lot of other can users are sharing their experiences !!
#disability#writing#writing prompt#writing guide#fanfiction#fanfic#ao3#roguefort cookie#gingerbrave#Brook one piece#writing tips#writing advice#archive of our own#long post#spoonie#handicap#cane#cane user#kaz brekker#capn cuttlefish#cap'n cuttlefish
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Daily TMA 135 - Spiders, lies and eyes
#very proud of this one#it took me a long time lol#tma#mod moth#the magnus archives#tma michael#michael distortion#cw eyestrain#tma anabelle#anabelle cane#jon sims#tma jon#cw arachnophobia
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“Let it never be said I do not dance the steps I am assigned.”
[Image ID: A drawing of Annabelle Cane, a thin black woman with short curly blonde hair. She’s in a theatrical fainting pose with one foot kicked up behind her. She’s wearing a white button up shirt tucked into a pair of high-waisted pants. Almost all of her joint and limbs are held up to the ceiling by threads of a web. Some spider legs creep out of the shadows. A spotlight shines on her. There are purple X’s on the ground, which are marks of where Annabelle is meant to step.]
#a reminder that my requests are very open#tw arachnophobia#annabelle cane#tma#the magnus archives#i love her so much#<3#quote from:#MAG147#it's my favorite quote from her of all time I love her so much#If I could I would title my blog that but it's too long#oftheheart
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idk why but astarion wearing reading glasses absolutely killed me dead. obliterated my heart. incredible, no notes, you're doing fantastic
he's been in the dark for 200 years of course he needs them!!!
#ramble#bg3#darkvision can't help with the eye strain of adjusting to sunlight!!!!#also this is a separate point but i feel like magical healing aside#adventuring HAS to do something to your bod long-term right#not to mention all the revivifying#i REFUSE to believe that dnd parties aren't just riddled with joint issues#yes this IS because i think he should have a very fancy cane
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Just a messy doodle I wanted to share 🩼
#a little gift to myself for finally buying a cane after so long#I just realized the cane is facing the wrong way ignore that#tmnt#tmnt 2012#leo#leonardo#2012 leo#2012 leonardo#cane user#mobility aid#my art#digital art#leo talks
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the one who transcends time
#i thought itd be really cool to use zircon specifically#zircon is such a long lasting mineral we use it to date the most oldest rocks#also its most common color is (basically) nagisa's image color so hehehuhuhe#also i researched on accurate facets and on refractio(gets dragged off the stage by a giant cane)#ensemble stars#enstars fanart#nagisa ran#enstars eden#enstars adam#eri art
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The thing about Hilson is that it wouldn’t work if Wilson wasn’t as batshit as House.
If Wilson was just an average guy, House would get bored and move on. Instead though, Wilson plays along with a lot of House’s schemes, and even gets into some nonsense of his own - the guitar kidnapping; literal gay chicken; hell, the first time they meet is because Wilson breaks that antique mirror with that bottle, and that made House think he was the only interesting guy there. If Wilson was just some dude - a plain James - House would think; “Who is this guy?.. I’m going to fuck him and move on.”
But because it’s Wilson, and Wilson is on the same level of batshit nonsense as House (he’s just better at hiding it than House, who really couldn’t give a fuck), that House bails this guy out of jail and is like “Who is this guy?.. I’m going to have a strange and unhealthy codependent relationship with him, and we’re going to be the only ones to stick by each other through thick and thin, and run away to live out our final days on this earth together… Also I’m going to fuck him.”
#just some early morning thoughts about the old gay doctors#literally it’s because wilson plays along in this long drawn out game house has devised that house falls in love with him and sticks around#look at the look house gives when his cane snaps and he realizes wilson has pranked him#house loves the game and he loves the chase#and he loves wilson for playing#they’re in love your honor#house md#dr house#gregory house#greg house#dr wilson#james wilson#hilson#house x wilson#hate crimes md#shut up emily
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I love this photo so much. Look at all of them in character, but in coats and hoodies over their costumes 🥰🥰
#freddy with that long jacket on but clearly the Kaz stance with that cane#and Jack with that hoodie#and then there's Kit just lounging on the steps#kit young#freddy carter#jack wolfe#amita suman#kaz brekker#wylan van eck#jesper fahey#inej ghafa#shadow and bone#shadow and bone netflix#sarahsposts
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