Barbara Leonhart, 73, wasn't really sure what she would do if she was attacked. But now the Methuen resident knows how to use a cane to slow down an attacker and buy her time to yell for help.

A blind girl has been banned from using her cane at school because of “health and safety” concerns. Seven-year-old Lily-Grace Hooper has been told not to bring in the fibre glass stick in case ...

Fifth-grader Isaiah Sudler swished the white cane from side to side, probing for obstacles, as he struggled to walk blindfolded. “I was trying to walk straight,” Isaiah, 10, said, &#822… ...

A few years ago, Brian Perkins started using a cane to walk. It was an adjustment that affected his everyday life in small but significant ways.