When I said "the real blind people" I was being sarcastic. Obviously anyone who is legally blind IS a real blind person by law. :)

@xiannarodriguez1203

7 жыл бұрын

HowCaseySeesIt I'm visually impaired as well. However, it's not obvious. I requested a cane when I was a freshman in high school. I'm an overly cautious walker as well. I would also look down quite a bit while walking. Before I started using my cane I never really bumped into things or tripped. My cane was a way for me to let people around me know that I cannot see very well. However...people do get very confused when I read texts on my phone while I'm holding my cane. This video was very interesting to watch. I can definitely relate to some of the things that you mentioned. I will be subscribing for sure!!

@MakeWay4CJ

6 жыл бұрын

This is one of those "You're damned if you do, damned if you don't" type of things. Personally, as someone who watched my father (a veteran who already has PTSD) go completely blind, I can state without a doubt that the only people who can truly talk about whether someone is REALLY blind is someone who once had sight and doesn't have ANY sight anymore. Trust me, they can tell you the difference, the contrast and that they would be THANKFUL to see a shadow but they see nothing....which makes anyone that can see a shadow, more visually impaired than blind.

@magical.melody674

5 жыл бұрын

HowCaseySeesIt when you go in to a store keep your cane unfolded to avoid stigmatism

My boyfriend is legally blind and he uses a cane as identification on busy streets for people to be more careful around him. He's been accused of faking blindness before by random people on the street and grabbed without asking for help across the street. Thank you for making these videos to educate people and dispel misconceptions.

Educating the public about visual impairment and the white cane is so much needed. When I have used the cane I have almost been ran over several times.. I think there are many people who still don’t know what the white cane is for. We can try to spread the word on posts like yours. Thank you for your video!

I'm not visually impaired, but this video taught me a lot as far as the gray area. I wish everyone would take 15 minutes of their life to watch this video, so that nobody gets angry or confused when a person with a cane is texting or shopping or anything. You taught me a lot, from the other side of things. My vision is great, but I now have a lot more understanding about the visually impaired and legally blind. I love your confidence!!

@HowCaseySeesIt

7 жыл бұрын

Malin Ehrlin thank you so much :)

@jacquelinesmith-jackson2815

4 жыл бұрын

Marlin💜 I agree so much and there are so many people who are confused about this topic. Meaning people can have a certain eye disease like Retinopathy Of Prematurity. This eye condition causes blood vessels to grow abnormally and if surgery is not done to correct this the blood vessel could detach and I have an autoimmune disease that inflames my eyes as well as my joints.

@jasminechen7099

2 жыл бұрын

@@HowCaseySeesIt thank you for your educational video

Cyclist here - thank you for using the cane. In a city environment, "proper" cyclists are hyper aware about what's going on around them. That white cane - red tip tells me at a glance that you can't see me, and I need to adjust to you. I don't want to hit you any more than you want to be hit by me.

Oh my gosh, I was nodding at regular intervals! You are such an inspiration. Yes, that's my goal to, to educate people about the Long White Cane. Thank you so much for the video, I feel I know somebody 'just like me' going through similar journey! Wow, you made my day.

@HowCaseySeesIt

7 жыл бұрын

Urmila SharmaValand aww, this comment made my day. Thank you so much!! I'm so glad you can relate. You are not alone!!

We are so so thankful for this! As parents of a little girl who is legally blind with a cane you nailed every piece of this perfectly! We were especially hurt this week by a culmination of comments made to us just coincidentally in the same week while in public places. Her vision ranges 20/200-20/400 and this encouraged us so much!

@HowCaseySeesIt

7 жыл бұрын

Michael Wilson oh my goodness, I'm so happy to hear this. One of the reasons I make these videos is to encourage parents, I'm so sorry for the hurtful comments you've been getting.

this video is awesome. I am a lot like you. I can so relate. I have Retinitis Pigmentosa. field vision, about 10% left. GREAT JOB on educating the world.

@jacquelinesmith-jackson2815

4 жыл бұрын

Becky SaumierHood Have you ever heard of a KZreadr her name is Molly Burke?? Thanks to Molly's video on RP I know why I can echo locate and I am visually impaired. I was born with Retinitis Pigmentosa but in 1994 there was absolutely NO information on the eye disease. I was also born with Retinopathy Of Prematurity.

I LOVE this woman, with the cane I went through the same thing. So I got a guide dog, which people think the same thing. I love how you are so bold and frank!!❤️❤️❤️

I love you, your honesty and magnetic enthusiasm. I am currently learning to use a white cane as a low vision user who struggled for many years. It is difficult to explain why sometimes you benefit from using it and others you do not. Like you I am learning not to care so much about what anyone else thinks and to focus on doing what best supports me. I intend to join you in educating the public and raising awareness. Way to go girl! Let's do this.

this video was very helpful the things you touched on I go through them you're so confident and inspiring

@HowCaseySeesIt

6 жыл бұрын

aww, thank you

Thank you so much!! The "hyperaware" point eas spot on! I just got my cane this month and used it on a trip to St Louis this past week. It absolutely "parted the seas" of people and eased so much of my anxiety about traveling!

I want to thank you for this video. Disclamer I am Old enough to be your grandfather or even older then that. I am 71 and retire I have been legally blind all my life. I have not used a stick until I was 63 years old. Yes I was one of those that worked a regular job and did all the things an normal sighted person did. No regrets. My point is that when the put that stick in my hand it was a bitter pill to swawel but you know I am glad I have it. Peoplle drive like super crazy and never mind going into a store if you bump into some one they give you a look like what is your problem. Since I use the stick that doesn't happen. But your right people get out of your way. Hey thank you .

@Agamimg360

6 жыл бұрын

I am only 57 but I have many broken parts so I use wheelie cart in store as back left building 5 years ago and was crushed almost in half at 17 survived cancer at 52. I just lost left eye Friday 13th of July 2018 so it is not getting better. I write to you because I carry cane in cart to show people that I can not see well but have still almost hit couple kids who jump across in front of me. It was the first of these near hits that it came to me that with out the white cane or a furry friend on harness or dark shades they have no way to know about my lack of sight So I am making up campaign to raise awareness and get arm bands made up as new signal that is easier to carry any where and still be seen by others. I don't think anyone teaches kids how to deal with this situation so They don't know any better. How well it works depends as much on education of public at large as it does what ever we do to send the message.

When you were explaining walking and being hyper aware of everything around you, stairs ,sticks ,signs ,cars, I am the exact same way and I’ve always looked at like a 25° angle down to make sure that I don’t hit anything. I recently just started using my cane just a few months ago and now I am going to school for the blind in Salt Lake City Utah and it has actually helped me a lot more in feeling confident in using my cane and building confidence in myself.

I really love this video! I used to work at a Deaf/HH and Visually Impaired summer camp for kids (and did a week for adults too), and so I knew there were different levels of blindness and what could be seen, but I still didn't even understand how if someone had SOME vision, how a cane could help. I'm sure someone kind of explained to me, but I can't remember now if so, as it was 14 years ago or something, and I was a teenager. But how you explained how you used to walk with your head down, and how the cane replaced that so you can look forward to whats coming...that makes so much sense now!! Also, story from camp, one of the most amazing things I've ever appreciated seeing...the kids would be mixed together, visually and hearing impairments, because most kids were HOH and only a few had visual impairments, but one girl who was completely blind, she had learned some letters in sign language, and was asking how to sign some words, and we would show her...and another girl who was deaf was helping us with the signs, and so they learned enough, together, and to each other, to hold a conversation...the blind girl signed, and then would tactily read the letters the Deaf girl signed back. It was awesome.

I wish more people could watch this and understand. Thank you for you efforts!

Awesome video - thank you for all the information! I'm turning 27 next month and have just started long cane mobility training, the first time I used it I was so surprised with the difference I made, so I'm feeling really positive about finishing the training! Like you, I have albinism (and nystagmus) and walk looking at the ground in front of me, I've had a few stumbles over the years but nothing major but definitely think it's because I'm hyper vigilant when out alone. When I used the cane I automatically walked faster and am currently still looking at the ground, out of habit, but my instructor does a good job of reminding me to keep looking forward - and when I do, its such a great feeling; walking out knowing the path ahead is safe.

@HowCaseySeesIt

7 жыл бұрын

YES! I relate to this comment so, so much. It took me a while to stop looking at the ground too (and I still sometimes do) but looking up is so freeing! So glad you are trying the cane later in life like I did.

I love a great rant.....That as awesome! What a tough decision that must have been. My central vision is my issue so I am not sure how helpful a cane would be. Also, I am the vane VIP ever. Maybe someday when I grow up.Oh yeah I am 53. :)

Hi Casey, I like the way that you described things in this video. I'm also visually impaired. I do a speech sometimes called changing perspective that kind of tells your story, and mine, in a similar way to you. Nicely done!

Thank you for putting up this video. Very helpful to understand how you experience the world.

I absolutely love this video started searching KZread because I have Stargardt's disease and I am legally blind and have been struggling on getting a cane in this video absolutely was very informative and gave me the confidence to move forward with my decision I know it's been a while since you made a video but wanted to encourage you to keep them up although we have different I conditions a lot of the things that we deal with on a daily basis are the same and I think they're great videos thank you

@staceyoboykoboyo4047

2 жыл бұрын

Have you checked out the blind life he has a youtube channel and he has stargardts disease

Casey I totally agree with you because there are times that people used to say the same thing to me,I teach them about my eyesight issues and that I am not faking it etc

Thank you, reciently diagnosed with Iritis. My pupils are fixed and dilated at all times. Walking outside is like walkining into a glass of milk. Your,s is the first video I watched after getting. Cane. Thank you! Your energy and passion helped me bunches 😂 I am literally in tears. Thank you

@jacquelinesmith-jackson2815

4 жыл бұрын

G White That was so funny🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 The only thing you forgot is it gets blurrier and blurrier everyday. 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 In January of 2018 I got an Iritis in both eyes because of an autoimmune disease I was diagnosed with at childhood. 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

This was a great video! I just graduated college and I can completely relate to this entire video! Would love to know more about your cane and how you use it.

Ok I commented half way through the video BUT I GOTTA COMMENT AGAIN LOL omg I can't tell you how good it was to watch this I've never ever met someone not related to me who feels EXACTLY HOW I DEEL I MEAN EXACTLY if your ever in NYC again please reach out to me I would love to have lunch or something!

Hi Casey! I'm so happy I came across your video. I was able to relate to your video. I started using a cane when I was 13 years old. Right around the time my vision took a turn for the worst. It took me a few months to actually really start using it; I used to be embarassed, and I think I decided to start using it was because I tripped or had a surgery and couldn't see anything for about a month and by then I had gotten used to it. My parents mostly my mom was like "people will judge and stare but it's your safety so you decide". Currently I started using it more again. I got comfortable holding on to my mom's shoulder whenever we went out, but this year I decided to be more indempendent. I ordered mine from ambutech since the ones I had were too short for me. I love it! I feel so free lol

I totally get you. I am also legally blind, since birth. I have 20/200 and 20/400 from retinopathy of prematurity. I have been trained to use a white cane also, at the Louisiana Center for the Blind where I too learned orientation and mobility. I think we can agree that we are 'functionally blind," hahaha. I know exactly what you are saying. When I was a kid, I didn't think I needed a cane, or help either. My cane has a metal tip--what kind does your have? Sorry--I haven't finished watching the video--I am listening to it as I type this. Was too excited to hold off on my comment, so happy to "meet" you and see another beautiful legally blind woman in this world doing her own thing!!! ~Molly

@jacquelinesmith-jackson2815

5 жыл бұрын

Molly A. Block What's embarrassing is I have Retinopathy Of Prematurity and when I was 11 years old I was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition called Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and an eye disease called Uveitis. Several months later I was put on an injection and the shot caused an Iritis. 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 I got the Iritis under control with steroid drops, but unfortunately it came back. Then I had to do more steroid drops and it left again. One day my vision decided that it was going to do its own thing, so now my eyes stick together and I run into things. Also I can't keep from tripping over things. My vision at the weirdest times will get very dark. 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

Preach it girl. Your story is inspiring

You would be an excellent O&M specialist. Have you ever considered this as a career? Your students would do well under your teaching--you explain things well, have a good attitude, and have immense credibility. I am an O&M specialist and am inspired by your desire to educate others about the benefits of your cane.

Thanks for angreat video. I was thinking about getting one for traveling alone in airports ect. I have been leagally blind for years and have been very resistant to drawing attention to myself, but youve inspired me to not be afraid. ......i have never believed i am 'bline enough' for a cane, instead i just got lost and worried about falling dsrairs. Thank you thank you thank you❤️❤️❤️

Thank you SOOO much for this video! I'm legally blind (so much worse outside when it's light out, but my peripherals are ok enough) and I've struggled and used my own hacks for getting around. Lately I've been thinking about getting a cane (I've walked into a few things lately...) but worried about being called 'fake' etc, as I'd probably only use it outside and inside places I'm unfamiliar with. You've assured me that it would be the right choice to get one.:) I also love this video because it does so much on an educational perspective!

@jacquelinesmith-jackson2815

4 жыл бұрын

Nellie I know Casey her videos are amazing. I am legally blind as well. The only problem is my vision can go from I can see one minute and maybe 10 to 15 minutes later it is very very dark and fuzzy. 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 Sometimes autoimmune diseases can do that like the autoimmune disease I was diagnosed with at age 11 Polyarticular Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis destroys joints, eyes and internal organs and sometimes the disease can attack the entire body. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Thank you for this post. I have low vision from Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP). For most of my childhood and into my early twenties my good eye could be corrected. Around 28 my good eye started getting worse. Due to several recent falls and multiple vision conditions that come along with ROP. With the encouragement of my other adult ROP online friends (and my husband and best friends), I'm starting cane training next week. Hopefully I can stop staring at the ground so much and start looking ahead of me. Thank you for giving such a positive review of the benefits of using a cane.

@aselwood1

7 жыл бұрын

I m visually impaired, and to protect my eyes from the sun, to stop the glare, I wear a hat with a peak. For example, a baseball cap and I wear sun glasses, specially designed for people with a visual impairment. The sun glasses come in different colours. The colour that is best for me is brown. You may need a different colour or the same as me. The sun is bad for my eyes, just like it is bad for you. Hope this is helpful.

Wow! Incredible video! I feel yet again how lucky I am that I got not such a bad eye-sight. On the other hand, I think that I've adjusted throught the years to different activities such as going jogging, study, reading, using a computer, my cell phone, etc. Very inspirational video btw! Thank you so much!

@jacquelinesmith-jackson2815

5 жыл бұрын

Santiago Arce Sueldo I want to say that I have seen videos of blind people being stopped by the cops because they thought the cane was a weapon. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 What's even worse is that a seven year old who was born blind was told she was not allowed to have her cane at school. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 You know I am now afraid of being stopped by the cops one day. What if they think my electric power chair is a weapon. There is a video on KZread of an older man who was blind, he had a cane and he was using it responsibly and there was a cop who got on top of him and handcuffed him. Maybe cops need more training and maybe they should go back to school.

omgg i love your Wizard Of Oz figures in the back!!

You are so right! I just started using my cane and I am so happy I am actually capable of doing things!!!

Oh my gosh I am so glad you posted this video. I know I am 5months late on commenting on this but I just now saw it lol. I too am legally blind. I dont know what my visual aquity is though because I don't think to ask my eye doctor whenever I go in. i can see pretty good for the most part during the day unless the sun is glaring on my face and it is bright. I have poorer vision in the dark so that is when I use my cane the most if I am alone but I usually don't travel at night. I said "if I am alone" because sometimes when i am with family members I don't bring my cane along with me because I feel I dont always need it. If I need to see something I just use my monocular for distance viewing (i cant see far distance) or I rely on them. My vision is pretty well where I am able to independently get around on my own without it. I usually take it with me if traveling alone because like you said, it lets people know I have a vision problem. Also if I do accidentally run into something or someone especially on my left side (my bad side) they wont look at me strange or think im not watching what I am doing. Also I too sometimes miss steps and trip on them especially if it's horrible contrast and they blend in with the ground so that is where the cane comes in handy. I've had o&m pretty much my whole life but it wasn't until my last year of middle school when I was introduced to the cane and started using it. At first I was reluctant to using it in fear of fitting in and worrying about what people think. And I too kept looking at the ground so I had to learn not to do that and trust my cane. I get what you mean when you said some people think either you're blind or you can see because I get that from people sometimes. I'll be walking with my cane manuvering around obstacles just fine and some people will compliment how well I do. When I explain I have some vision then they get rude and ask why I need the cane then if I can see. I mean they are probably just curious but it is annoying how there is alot of ignorant people out there uneducated about the visually impaired. It pisses me off when people see you attempting to cross the street and they come and grab you. When that happens I kindly tell them that I have some vision and that I am able to do it myself but they dont always listen. And sometimes if I am not in a good mood or am in a hurry to get somewhere I just let them hell me wether I need it or not because with some people it's pointless wasting my breath. There are a lot of ignorant people out there. Anyway I feel like this was a really long comment. Sorry about that but thanks for the upload. I hope you dont mind me sharing.

@jacquelinesmith-jackson2815

5 жыл бұрын

Amber Pikaloveschu I could relate but the difference is no one is there when I need help. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I was always looking at the ground or tripping over things in Sixth grade. Sadly I did that all the way through middle School and high school.

Hey there, I agree with you when you say the world either sees you as totally blind or able to see. Both my brother and I were born with ocular albinism and just explaining to every person that you come in contact with about how you see and trying to compare it is crazy at time. One person told me I just had bad vision. I was fortunate enough to get. Specially made contacts that help me see what better, but still I can't see objects at a distance and whenever I ask somebody for help I'll get that look that's like why are you asking for help.

I'm 29 and I've only been legally blind for a year. so I'm still getting used to everything. I was partially sighted before for 2 years and before that severely near sighted. love your channel subscribed! 💕💕

I am really very thankful for the information that you shared. My son is 3 years old and having multiple vision and other health problems. We don't know what he can or can't see right now. But doctor said following 1. Congenital anomaly of retina (ICD10-Q14.1) 2. Nystagmus (ICD10-H55.09) 3. Blurred vision (ICD10-H53.8) 4. Decreased function of cones and rod photo-receptors 5. Low central vision (20/200) - Can't identify even parents at distances of three feet or further away and cannot see small letters and objects 6. Retina is thin with minute pigmentation and irregular surface area 7. Peripheral vision can not be tested at this age Also he is very cautious while walking and can't judge steps. He stops on each surface change. We don't know if he can see colors. We also had mixed opinions about Braille. I am very happy, If anyone in this group can please help me in understanding his condition better. I don't know how to tech him even alphabets. I really need all your support.

@darquequeen2323

6 жыл бұрын

Anil Kumar C please get him Braille instruction! My boyfriend was undereducated in Braille and his congenital RP is to the point where he can no longer see ANY print. If something isn’t in audio format, he’s in trouble, as his Braille proficiency is horrendous. You’ll be doing your child a world of good by setting him up to be able to read things without having to find someone who can, or solely relying on technology. What if those things aren’t available? Best of luck and blessings to you and your family. 🙂

Thank you for sharing this!!

Hey Casey I know I've commented on this video before about a year ago well here's an update I am now using the cane mostly four steps and curbs cuz I do have trouble with that I have the same issue with different textures and surfaces changing can always tell if there's a step or if it's flat. My family and friends don't question the fact that I started using one now and I probably could have been using one many years ago but back then you would never see me with a cane cuz I did not want to be seen as a legally blind person. I don't really need it 100% of the time but I do have it out I want to say about 90% of the time even in stores because I also use it for identification another problem I have is a very restricted visual field which puts me in danger especially when Crossing very busy intersections I have the same problem where I always have to be looking down because of my visual field being restricted I can't see off to the sides and I can't see the ground in my immediate surrounding I see a step in the distance but as I begin to approach and it disappears a little too soon this where the cane helps it also helps with depth perception. I'm so glad I watched your video and many others because it got me into thinking that I should have a cane even if it's for minimal use very light Mobility. Well once again thanks for sharing

I love the pink handle! I'm also legally blind and thinking about getting a cane. The part about using people as canes is so relate-able! I recently noticed I do it and I would like to work on leading rather than following a human cane. Thanks!

Thank you! Fabulous video. I'm an Orientation & Mobility Specialist for kids ages birth-21. I have some high school age students with low vision who will use a long cane only during O&M lessons. I'm sharing your video with them. I think my students will easily be able to relate to you! I tell them the same information you shared, but I think it might help coming from you!

Saw Cress in your book shelf. That is such a great book! Hard core shiper of Cress and Throne. 😍

@HowCaseySeesIt

7 жыл бұрын

Shining Jewels Cress and Thorne are perfect ❤️

I just got diagnosed with 20/250 and tunnel vision, my prescription allows me to see about 60-80 feet straight ahead with a 18-20 degree field of view. I love my cane. I lost my license for driving a huge bummer. But at least I can still see some things and the Cane keeps me from tripping, and running into as much as I had been my shins are in heaven. LOL thanks for the vid.

Omg I was the same way I always walked a bit slower than my friends and I'm in college. I gotten a free cane but I hate it sssooo much it doesn't fold and it have no ball point so constantly jabbed in my stomach 😓😓. I'm legally blind with nystagmus ocular albinism and I'm also moderately-severely deaf in both ears. I can totally relate with you. Thank you sssooo much for doing this video

@katelynnguerrero768

5 жыл бұрын

That would happen to a lot, if you have a small tip then it will get stuck, easily solved by extending your arm out a little more

Thanks for legitimizing this important fact. Sighted people don’t always get it. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate you and your channel. My eye condition has some similarities to albinism. The name of my condition is achromatopsia. Very rare one in 35,000 people get this .😊Everything you are discussing here have happened to me at some point in my life. Hang in there sister! 👍😎

I can relate to this so much! I always need to wear glasses..but the also my cane outside cause I’m legally blind and I’m always hyper aware of it and afraid someone will call me out!

Just got a symbol cane today to use when it's night or a lot of glare. I have retinopathy and can relate a lot to what you are saying in the video. Thank you for sharing, it's most helpful.

Thank you about this. I am night blind and I am having issues walking in the dark. I have been wondering the cane issue for quite a while. I am having really hard time to give myself a permission to use a cane as I am only night blind! I do not have cane yet, but I'm going to mobility training later this autumn. I live in Finland and at winter time sun will set sometime around 4-5 PM, so all evening is basicly dark. So far I have managed to live without, but lately I have had lot of problems and I have realized that I need some kind of help with my mobility.

@HowCaseySeesIt

7 жыл бұрын

Good luck with your training! The cane is till totally acceptable to use, even if you are only night blind. Don't be afraid to give yourself permission. I wish you the best.

@susanwilliams2392

6 жыл бұрын

I'm frrom New Zealand so people hee won't always be exactly the same, but I have found that they arre aware of night blindness, sort of. People seem to think that the darrker it gets the less vision low vision people seem to have. Which is an overly simplified idea of night blindness. It is acteally a problem forr me, becaise like Casey, the brighter it is, the less I can see. But for you, you may encounter ,more acceptance than you expect. Good luck

@kangaroosmall

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, yes, yes and once again yes! I totally agree with you ! :-) Finally I found someone, who has the same problems with using and don’t using the cane in public. I’m not blind at all, I only see very badly at the night and my vision is blurry (I have night blindness) and I always have problems with walking through the poor lighted streets or in the shadows that lamps make, because I just simply don’t recognize the sidewalk and edges and holes and other dangerous stuff and I always have problem with falling into some of them, which makes me really upset and frustrated and I have always worried about my safety, so thanks to your video I decided to definitely use a cane just ONLY FOR MY OWN SAFETY! and nothing more ! :-) I don’t want to make people feel sorry for me or give me any money, I just wanna make sure that every time I walk at the night I wanna have a ,,safe way ''- that’s all. Sometimes I almost see nothing, but when I come back to the light, I can see within few seconds ,,normally‘‘ - without any difficulties. So, I don’t care, what people think, I just wanna be sure, that I can walk from work to home safely without any injuries and I really hope and I also want to make people understand, that we don’t have to be completely blind to be able to use our canes just only for our very own safer way :-). So yes, I hope as you so and I very thank you for posting this video :-)

@oboeverity

6 жыл бұрын

Riikka Böök thank you for this comment! I have nystagmus and OA and am really starting to struggle at night. I am seriously considering a cane for poor light, but feel like I have no business having a cane.

Hey. I have alibinsm, vision about 20:150, and I'm considering getting a cane. I've never had one before, and I'm in my 20s. In researching this, I came across your video! Thanks so much for making it. I guess the things you listed as cons are things I've worried about a lot. Particularly the perceptions of other people, including friends, family, and as you say, strangers on the street who freak out when they realise you can actually read. I have some questions though: 1. did you find it hard to adapt to using the cane effectively? Like, holding it properly etc? 2. How do you feel about it a few months on (I'm posting this comment about 6 months after you made this video).

@HowCaseySeesIt

7 жыл бұрын

joe4490 Hey! Thanks for the comment. I'm so glad you found it helpful and could relate. The cane is super easy to use. You'll have to get a little bit of training to learn proper technique, but it's pretty simple. I'm still using it every day and really, really love it. I can't imagine life without it now. The pros outweigh the cons and people are actually very kind about it.

Casey,I have been visually impaired or legally blind with limited vision since the age of 3 years old and I am now 57 years old.I have used my white cane from the age of 19 until now,I have really bad depth perception and the cane helps me out in many ways.I sometimes accept help from people at the grocery store,walmart etc because I am short statured and being legally blind it is hard to reach for groceries that are up high on a shelf. It doesn't help me at all when I need some help trying to find an item or two items and she or he says they are over there.Other staff will help me by letting me follow them to the area where those items are.The grocery store staff see me coming with my white cane and they bring me a cart and help me to get groceries that I cannot reach and then I put it in my cart.I thank tham for helping me out

Such a cool video! I love your attitude. I'm Blind as well, and I am pretty new to the cane(like 2 years. LOL). I've had one for years, but my eyesight was enough to where I would just go without it. I found myself embarrassed of my blindness and wanted to be like everybody else. Once my vision diminished enough, and I was finally ready, I took the plunge. And oh my goodness what a level up in quality of life. also, it is ridiculous/hilarious how people will tell me that I'm not blind. hahaha. "you're looking right into my eyes, you can't be blind". Unreal. also, Halloween, is ridiculous right.? "so what are you, a blind cowboy?" Me: "no, I'm just a cowboy, I'm blind everyday of my life". hahahahaha

Hello my name is Ayla I just subscribed to you. KZread is new to me but I'm learning it bc my precious baby girl is blind she's 7 months old we found out at 4 months, my world flipped upside down.im feeling better tho bc of you ppl on youtube give me hope that she will have a happy. Thank you. Your so pretty I love this video your awesome

This video is brilliant! I use a white cane, or as we call it, a long stick. I was loathed to use it at first but a visually impaired friend told me to use it for the benefit of others and they were right. When I use my stick other people are aware that my vision is poor (in fact, as you say in the video, people seeing a white stick assume the user is completely blind), so they make allowances and move out of my way. I've had the odd person take me across the street, but I just thank them as they're just trying to be helpful. My long stick enables me to walk faster and with more confidence because it detects the obstacles before I fall over them.

It was nice to hear your story. I have albinism and can't see as well either. I am 18 and am going to start using a white cane soon.

I'm 20/200(left eye) and 20/400(right eye). Thank you for posting your videos. I still have hard time with top and bottom stairs. College was hard, but did get few degrees. Thank you again.

The problem that I have is when I am in the mall and the parents let their little kids run around in the mall and I can't see them when they are around me and sometimes I bump into them or they trip over my cane etc.There are times when I stop quickly or almost lose my balance,the parents grab their kids and apologize to me and guide them out of the way so that I can carry on my walking around the mall or over to the food court to buy a lunch meal.I do get help by some nice people bringing my tray to the table for me

Hi Casey! I looked at all your videos. Could you tell more about your experience with a white cane? I have Retinitis pigmentosa, and about 10-degree tunnel vision. I got my diagnosis in 1997, when I was 16 years old. I do not know American visual impairment rating (20/20, 20/200, etc). But in Finland sight accuracy with glasses would be good enough to drive the car (visus 0.6 in both eyes). Field of vision required width of at least 120 degrees.. ..and this is what I do not quite fill =D.

I got mine in the mail today and it saved my bum already. and this video convinced me to order mine so thank you

@HowCaseySeesIt

7 жыл бұрын

evil sound dragon Wow, that's amazing to hear!! I'm happy for you

I relate soooo bad to your intro talking about before you had the cane I am now considering getting a cane (although my parents will probably say no bc they are still hoping to find magical glasses and won't accept that i'm blind lol fam stahp)

hi I got wet amd in 2007 had injection which left a scar now I have dry amd in my left eye and was told no more injection because it did not work so now don't do see in my left eye.In my right eye was told I have Histropplasmoses left me with slight vision loss nothing they could do in time the specialist say could detorate in time or stay has it is. Last August 2016 my right eye became worse only have now 6/ 60 vision have to go back to see specialist to see what they can do. In the mean time I'm being trained to use a white cane so I feel convenient going out on my own.

It's my understanding that in some countries (Argentina even enacted a law) they have adopted two cane colors. The traditionally White cane for individuals with total or severe sight impaired and a Green can for those with low or limited impaired vision. The reason was to address some of the stigma and misconceptions you have spoken about. Thank you for sharing; you are so very articulate. Sadly we live in a grey world full of black and white thinkers. I'm glad you are living your life the way that's best for you! PS: I love that your books are grouped by color. *Smile* The Argentine legislation: servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/80000-84999/80888/norma.htm

Hey KC, I do everything you said. I found that people are more opened to helping you. I can see without a cane but the cane is more for safety.

Great video. I'm legally blind myself (retinopathy of prematurity) but have never in the almost 30 years I've been Alive used a cane, I was always taught to act normal/sighted) and am beginning to get comfortable using one at least for identification purposes. I don't have any O&M training, and I don't particularly need it for navigation, and really don't know where to start. There's a bunch of lengths and different tips and even colors! It's a little confusing, and I'm also worried about the stigma and negative connotations associated with cane usage.

Omg I do the same thing too lol I go behind everyone to avoid tripping in steps I can't see or hills

Having a cain helps so much. I got my cain wnen I was 19 and to be honest it's a blessing cause I can look ahead and not worry about the ground.

Casey g I am also legally blind since 3 years of age and I have used a white cane since I graduated at the age of 19 and that was the day that I started my o&m training with my instructor in bc canada

Your video is amazing and very inspirational I am half blind and I have ordered a white cane because I have getting sick of normal sighted people when I accidentally bump into them and they say are you blind I fully blind in my left eye

That's myself as well. Looking at the ground walking and running into stuff in front of me. I get my first cane training in 20 minutes today. I run into shelfs,clothing racks,etc. at the store. LOL My vision is 20/200 in the right eye and 20/400 in the left. And tunnel vision. My vision drops to worse through the day and sometimes I'm completely blind. I have no idea why, until I go to a nuerologist in 2 weeks.

Potential cane user here. Trying figure out how to use it with crutches. Wish me luck. I have cerebral palsy and am VI and it’s getting worse. I can’t see curbs steps anymore. Will get measurements soon and go to Abutech for mine as well.

Hey, I have X-linked Ocular Albinism and all of its side effects. I agree you cannot explain what this condition means. Being able to see some things but not sense detail, no depth of vision, speed etc. I'm 36 and never used a cane as I child and only just in the last two years. Like you I am super aware of my surroundings when outside and the times that cars stop to let you cross the road, but they don't know I can't see them or the fact they are slowing or signaling and I can't see.. My hearing is good so I tend not to look too much when crossing the street. I listen for tyre or engine noise. My main reason for getting a cane was for people to see I can't see them and as you say, it does give you freedom from not looking at your toes when walking and walking into bollards or signposts. It also stops people looking at my wobbly eyes so funny! And yes.. You get the dirty looks for using a phone with a cane.. Even though they can see how much the screen in zoomed and how close your nose is to the screen :)

@BorderlineBenny

6 жыл бұрын

Also I had an assessment for disability and a reason they gave for a lower award was... 'you can't plan and follow a journey unaided, you can't read the sight chart and we agree you have a severe vision impairment.. But you can see a plate on front of you at the table', 😂 some people!

Oh my goodness your whole story is so similar to my own! I’m finally biting the bullet and using my cane now and it’s like a different world!

maybe we should make t-shirts with messages lol like I'm blind but not really. or something. Any ideas?

@HowCaseySeesIt

7 жыл бұрын

haha that would be awesome!

I am in the works of making a arm band that has a circle with a eye in the middle and a line through it as this logo has been used for various other No walking, No Texting, No what ever, So My idea is to use this as a main Logo for a campaign to educate a new generation as to what the white cane or dark shades or guild dog means and what they can do to help with out being like you said over doing it. I used to just go about my business and figured if a blind, sight deficient, or otherwise disabled or situational challenged person needed my help I figured they would ask.( which by the way did happen to me ounce when I was younger and a elderly couple were trying to get him out of their truck and into his wheel chair ) ( did I mention that my sister and I both trained in American sign language as well as braille reading when we were young We read the story of Helen Keller who was deaf blind and mute from birth but was taught sign language and braille and went to school and college if I remember right ) So any time you think you got it tough think of her and feel blessed only to have one of those. Keep the faith stay strong I'll be hearing you.

I use a mobility scooter for my heart condition and people have accused me of faking a disability bc I can walk. And sometimes I feel really really awkward when people have insisted I needed help(that I have declined and they've given it anyway.) and then I stand up and walk. It feels awkward but I do need my mobility device to get around One old guy came up to me when I was getting or of my car and he was parked in the handicapped space next to me. He came over as O was getting my scooter out of my car and he asked about it and I explained what it was and then he goes "do you REALLY need it to get around." Me: yes Guy: oh well you just look a little too mobile putting it together. Kinda put a damper on the rest of my day

hello I'm glad I found your channel you sound very bubbly and nice I am legally blind to I have ischemic optic neuropathy mine was caused by hypertension

Where did you get your cane from? x

About 2yrs now I've been trying to get used to my eyes not being able to handle the sun, definatley thinking about getting a cane as steps are a legit nightmare i don't even go to certain parts of my city Bcoz no pedestrian crossings 🤦‍♂️

Where did you get your cane from?

OMG, this is soo relatable ^^ I have Albinism, OCA1a

Wow great video I can relate to you 100 percent

thanks you after changes in my vision I have to go back to using my cane and this has helped. evem ay 40 I fear looking odd lol

Hi my daughter is visually impaired she is 5'2. What cane size should she get??

@HowCaseySeesIt

4 жыл бұрын

It should be the height up to your under arm :)

Good video, I have a cane and don't feel comfortable using it. I usually use it at the airport only. I feel vulnerable when I use it. I have to practice not caring. I am a work in progress.

@msanniefan3195

7 жыл бұрын

How are going to feel if you fall over something because you didn't see it and you become paralyzed?

You so said it. I have only been legally blind for just a short time or should I say really legally blind I lost most sight in my right eye in 2003 to a stroke. and then just a couple weeks ago I woke up with a spot in my lower part of my left eye I had a Dr.s appointment already planned for a week from that Friday so I waited to go in till that Friday. But by then all my sight in my left eye was gone. When I got to the Dr.s office and told him what was up he gave me a quick ounce over and sent me over to a really quick visit with a eye Dr. who had me go straight to the E.R. you did several scans and tests and shipped me up to a room for the next day and a half as they pumped me full of Steroids to try to fight the infection that they thought had caused this. after my getting home from the hospital my Dr.s office called to set up several other appointment which came to a head on July Friday the 13th 2018. when I went to the eye Dr. again only to be told that I had won the door prize. She now thought that I had another stroke that had done my optic nerve in and that it wouldn't be getting better. Have a nice day now. My wife was in shock and upset I was in denial. So I got home and started figuring out how to use my computer with out the key board and My tiny screen that is now about as good as a cell phone size screen. I am due a visit from a rep. from N.M. commission for the blind on July 31st he is to show me how to get used to this I guess. I made my own white cane as I have been making canes and walking sticks for my collection for yr.s My back has been bad for many yr.s and I was crushed at the hips when I was 17 so I have been a fighter most of my life to keep going. The first time I really felt blind was when a kid darted across in front of me at the store were I was using riding wheelie cart due to my back and hips. I was about to rip him a verbal terror when it hit me I didn't have the cane done yet nor did I have a furry friend on lead or even dark glasses. SO how was he or anyone around me supposed TO know how well I can see or not. So I decided then that I would get some glasses and build a white cane. I thought of making a shirt with some thing on it but don't know how well it would work and I would have to have several so as not to wear it all the time but then I came up whit the idea of n arm band or the like so I am working on several designs for them as that is one of my old companies I used to own. thanks for the video as It said yes I'm not the only one with this problem.

Wow, you can talk and talk and talk! I have also albinism and I am thinking about using a cane in the same situations that you are doing, so It is an interesting video. But I use my bike for the groceries and to go to work when posible (I live in a village in the Netherlands)

Binge-watching your videos today :) I would never ever grab a cane from someone and say you are faaaake!!!! But I have to admit that, 1 prior to meeting you I didn't know about legally blindness, and 2, at least in my country, people do fake blindness to ask for charity so we are aware of that. And sometimes when they use a phone and a cane we know it's because they are faking it for money :/

@HowCaseySeesIt

7 жыл бұрын

Aww man, that's so unfortunate. Well, I've never asked for money, so hopefully if I'm just minding my own business, people won't think I'm faking haha :)

@Agamimg360

6 жыл бұрын

not always people who use phone are fake I have had my phone set up were I can make out some of it and I was diagnosed as legally blind in my left eye July 13th 2018 I was diagnosed blind in right eye in 2003 so now right is good one, in field of view study that shows how much I can see, they have 20 or 30 small dots in a circle pattern for each eye and they have you look into machine while they flash lights at your eye one at a time. I had 1 in center of left eye and 4 in right eye so you figure the math = Most of my birth sight is gone and as my Dr. said it will not be better ever. If you think I'm fake then get lost or trade me for a couple days we will see what song you sing after.

I got a cane 2 weeks ago and it blows my mind just how much I can do now I used to trip over steps a lot now just like you the cane will tell me what's a head of me and also this isn't a big deal but one of my friends commented not really commented but kind of told me what a bathroom was before I even ask them and another friend said if I ever need help let them know I think I will always carry my cane because of the feedback I get from people when will you upload another video

I am visually impaired, but glasses make it a bit easier... I need it to be within 5 inches of my face though. I thought I had perfect vision though, until they told me that I was low vision like three days ago. I have my Aunt there to guide me though, and I don't wanna use a cane. Too anxiety provoking.

Very positive young lady

I just saw this video, and I couldn't agree more.It is very annoying when most people want to help you without asking first. I am also legally blind, but I was born with a condition called retinopathy of prematurity. I also use a white.

@jacquelinesmith-jackson2815

5 жыл бұрын

I was born with Retinopathy Of Prematurity as well an I also have Uveitis and I have been treated for and Iritis. The Uveitis and the Iritis were caused because of an autoimmune condition called Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I might actually go blind in my twenties. It's honestly a nightmare because that is not suppose to happen. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Lol, people always ask why im looking at the ground when i walk :) never used a cane

Parents having a cow over using a cane

I have been called fake.i am blind in one eye.

@smdcc2312

4 жыл бұрын

Teresa Hope Miller 🤔 but only in one eye. For example in my country you are not visually impaired or low vision

Well explained!:)

I have depth perception,no side vision and I am very near sighted,I also have cataracts in both eyes and I am 57 and I am very insecure,a bit dependent on my mom,niece and a friend to help me out if I have to go to the mall.It is scary and not confident in myself due to the cataracts

My blindness is due to a neuro autoimmune disease. Though I understand 100 percent about the texture of the ground. I have no depth perception and run my fot over ever crack in the cement. When there is a transition to a stair yet no color change it is difficult and scary. I carry my can only when taking a route I have not before.

a few of the people whom I know who could benefit from a guide cane ..but refused to use it just because they're afraid of what people would think if they where found out to have any level of usable Vision.... The world just doesn't get it...... I've never had or heard of experience when someone has taken offence over cane use. very sorry for anyone who's had to suffer something like that..... I think we've all had that experience where someone's just grabbed and physically taken at you across a road. As silly as it sounds I've just learnt to accept it to move..... they're doing the best thing possible and some of them get offended when you try to explain to them... so I gave up years ago

What is your eye condition called i also have 20/200 vision