This article includes a brief description of the history and physical characteristics of the Connecticut Pre-cane, a case study that illustrates its typical uses, and step-by-step lessons that mobility instructors can follow to introduce their students to the device.
ClarkeK. (1988). Barriers or Enablers? Mobility Devices for Visually Impaired Multihandicapped Infants and Preschoolers.Education of the Visually Handicapped, 20: 115–32.
3.
FoyC., KirchnerD., & WapleL. (1991). The Connecticut Precane.Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 85(2): 85–86.
4.
HillE., RosenS., CorreaV., and LangleyM. (1984). Preschool Orientation and Mobility: An Expanded Definition.Education of the Visually Handicapped, 16, pp. 58–72.
5.
PogrundR., and RosenS. (1989). The Preschool Blind Child Can Be a Cane User.Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 8(9): 431–39.
