title: Interaction Effects of the Amount of Practice, Preferred Cane Technique, and Type of Cane Technique Used on Drop-off Detection Performance.
abstract: This study examined the interaction effects of the amount of practice and the cane technique used in drop-off detection with a sample of 32 adults who were blind. The advantage of the constant contact technique over the two-point touch technique was significantly greater for the less experienced cane users than for the more experienced ones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies, Western Michigan University, 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5218.
authors.forename: Dae Shik
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Robert Wall
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Emerson
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Curtis