50/50 O&M Game More True/False Questions

Questions provided by: Merry-Noel Chamberlain, NOMCT Mandi Bundren, NOMC, and Students at the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind

1) The cane needs to be used at every walking opportunity outside of one’s home.
2) When standing at the corner and waiting for the right time to cross, a cane needs to be extended outward.
3) When standing in the lunch line, the cane needs to be held in the pencil grip and the tip of the cane is closer to the body.
4) When walking, the cane tip needs to be moving from side to side—as wide as the shoulders.
5) The cane tip is extended on the right side of the body while the left foot is also forward while walking.
6) The cane must always move in the direction in which the person is traveling
7) It is impossible to walk backwards while using a cane.
8) When walking forward, one must keep the hand down the side of the body and hold the cane extended forward.
9) When walking forward, one must extend the cane forward from the center of their body by the belly button.
10) One must use the pencil grip in crowded areas.
11) To store the cane in the car, lay it on the floor behind the front seat or wherever you can find a space.
12) A guide dog user still needs to know how to use a cane.
13) The cane tip is extended on the right side of the body while the right foot is also forward while walking.
14) While standing and chatting with friends in the hallway, the cane needs to be extended outward.
15) When sitting at the lunch table, the cane is on the floor under the table.
16) It is okay to loan one’s own cane to a classmate so they don’t get into trouble if they don’t have theirs.
17) Knowing cardinal directions to travel from one place to another is very important for each travel event.
18) A person can run or jog with a long, white cane.
19) The cane needs to be used at every walking opportunity outside of one’s home.
20) A long, white cane makes a person look blind.
21) A long, white cane is a tool.
22) A long, white cane is a symbol of independence.
23) When walking upstairs, the cane needs to be beside the body.
24) Extend the cane outward while walking in crowded areas.
25) While standing and chatting with friends in the hallway, the cane needs to be standing up and down.
26) One does not need to always know cardinal directions when traveling from one place to another.
27) A long, white cane is not permitted on a plane or train.
28) A guide dog user no longer needs the cane.
29) A cane can easily detect puddles.
30) A cane can cause a lot of damage to an automobile.
31) It is okay to tap your cane when walking.
32) It is okay to throw your cane up in the air.
33) When going downstairs, the cane needs to be beside the body.
34) It is okay to hold straight outward with tip of the cane at waist level when walking.
35) When traveling upstairs, keep the cane two steps in front of the body.
36) When traveling downstairs, keep the cane one step in front of the body.
37) A keychain can be used to help identify a cane.
38) Having five or more key chains on the cane for identification is a good idea.
39) The cane tip is extended on the left side of the body while the left foot is also forward while walking.
40) A long, white cane is not a tool.
41) Attaching balloons filled with helium on the cane is a good idea.
42) Not having a keychain on the cane is fine.
43) Walking forward and pulling the cane behind one’s body is fine.
44) Walking forward and tapping the cane as wide as one’s shoulders is a good way to travel with your cane.
45) Walking and carrying the cane under the arm is a good idea.
46) Using the cane on the escalator is important.
47) People in wheelchairs can use a cane.
48) A person must be at least 10-years-old to use a cane.
49) A long, white cane is permitted on a plane or train.
50) A 3-year-old can have a cane.
51) While standing in the elevator, one must hold the cane extended.
52) It is okay to tap the cane from side to side.
53) A person can dance while carrying a cane.
54) Individuals cannot take a cane on the bus.
55) It is okay to go human guide in an emergency.
56) The emergency sign for a person who is deafblind is to draw an x on their back.
57) The cane tip is extended on the left side of the body while the right foot is also forward while walking.
58) One must still arc the cane even while traveling human guide.
59) Shorelining is when one follows the edge of the sidewalk, building, or other object with the tip of the cane.
60) Cool, blind people use canes.
61) If one is moving, the cane needs to be moving also.
62) The cane can be used as a sword.
63) The cane needs to be used at every walking opportunity outside of one’s home.
64) The cane can be used as a magic wand.
65) It is okay to let other people play with one’s cane.
66) Only sighted people can teach Orientation and Mobility due to safety reasons.
67) The history of cane travel began over a thousand years ago in China.
68) Cane travel and Orientation and Mobility are the same thing.
69) Problem-solving is a technique needed for O&M.
70) Structured discovery is a technique used by O&M instructors to encourage students to problem solve.
71) A person does not usually use a cane in their own home.
72) It is okay to bang the cane from side to side.
73) Individuals are permitted to take a cane on the bus.
74) When tapping the cane from side to side as wide as the shoulders, the cane needs to be low to the ground to help detect drop-offs.
75) If a person continues to get jabbed in the gut when walking, the person is most likely not holding the cane with the palm upward.
76) Sometimes one must hold the cane up and down while on the city bus.
77) When standing up, the cane needs to be taller than the floor to one’s chin but can be as tall as one’s nose.
78) The medal tip gives auditory feedback.
79) A cane cannot be used to travel during extreme weather conditions such as snow or ice.
80) It is important to always carry a spare cane tip.
81) It is okay to carry or hold the cane over the shoulders like a hobo stick.
82) Playing games with the cane, such as batting, swinging, et cetera is fine, especially if no one is around.
83) One should never use a cane in a crowded area.
84) Using the cane is better than taking a human guide whenever a human guide is available.
85) Blind people can be human guides.
86) Only blind people should teach cane travel.
87) Once O&M training is completed, there is no need to remember or use the techniques learned.
88) All O&M skills can be transferred outside the instructional setting.
89) Even if an individual has been to a particular restaurant several times, bringing the cane to that restaurant is still recommended.
90) Shorelining is walking along the edge of the beach.
91) Cool, blind people don’t use canes.
92) Canes will not break if shut in the car door.
93) White cane laws mean that anyone carrying a long, white cane has a right to equal access in public places.
94) Fiberglass canes cannot be straightened back if bent.
95) Metal cane tips are the best to use for echolocation and tactual feedback.
96) The cane needs to be used at every walking opportunity outside of one’s home.
97) It is okay to slide the cane from side to side.
98) Allowing someone take your cane from you at any time is okay.
99) In order to walk straighter, one needs to walk slowly.
100) When in the grocery store, one may lift the cane slightly off the ground and hold on the cart as it is being pulled by someone, such as a customer service employee.
101) Once a metal cane tip is worn out, the cane must be thrown away and replaced.
102) One needs to walk as slowly as possible when crossing the street.
103) It is better to use your hand to trail a wall than shoreline with the cane.
104) If the cane taps someone when walking, there is no need to say, “Excuse me” because they should've seen a blind person approaching and moved out of the way.
105) To store the cane in the car, slide it between the door and the seat.
106) The cane needs to be at tall as the floor to one’s forehead for jogging.
107) One needs to know where their cane is at all times.
108) Sleep shades are used to help focus on one’s alternative senses.
109) One needs to hold the palm upward while extending the cane outward from the center of the body when traveling.
110) Store the long, white cane on the lap when sitting.
111) It is okay to put a folding or telescoping cane on the table when not in use.
112) Old, broken canes make good plant stakes.
113) The long, white cane can be used in the movie theatre.
114) Blind people can teach Orientation and Mobility.
115) One is able to get a lot of information from listening to the echo of the metal cane tip.
116) A cane is normally not taller than the person using it.
117) While on the city bus, hold the cane up and down.
118) One must ask the city bus driver to store the cane for you and then find you a seat.
119) It is okay to let someone store your cane for you after you have found a seat in the classroom, restaurant, library, et cetera.
120) Allowing someone take your cane from you at any time is not okay.
121) The cane needs to be used at every walking opportunity outside of one’s home.
122) In order to walk straighter, one needs to walk quickly.
123) A long, white cane makes a person look independent.
124) When in the grocery store, one may pull the cart behind them when shopping.
125) While traveling in snow, the cane can help detect the edge of the sidewalk.
126) While traveling in rainy, wet weather, traffic can sound louder and closer than they actually are.
127) Although it might be slower, a person using crutches can use a long, white cane at the same time.
128) It is required to only use a folding or telescoping cane on the plane, train or movie theaters.
129) In some cities, when an individual has a long, white cane visible, the public bus will stop in front of that person and announce their bus number.
130) A long, white cane can be used as a tool to find lost items under the bed, couch, or behind the refrigerator.
131) While standing in the elevator, one must hold the cane upright.
132) To store a long, white, rigid cane in a standard pickup truck, lay it behind the front seat.
133) For utmost independence, the cane can be stored in the trunk of the car when traveling by automobile.
134) It is not safe to use the cane with roller skates or shoes that have wheels in them than can be flipped out to become roller skates.
135) It is safe to use your cane as a sword to play fight with other people.
136) Individuals who have some vision can achieve better results by wearing sleep shades during O&M lessons.
137) Running up or jumping downstairs while holding the cane is not safe.
138) Twirling the cane like a baton even when no one is around to see it is perfectly fine.
139) When walking with the cane, it is okay to have the chain or handle loop snug around the wrist like a bracelet.
140) If sleep shades are used during O&M lessons and/or games, one must not peek.
141) Storing your cane under the table at the restaurant is fine.
142) Using your cane like a hiking stick while going upstairs is fine.
143) It is okay to store your cane next to the door when you enter a classroom in which you are familiar.
144) Storing extra canes in the trunk of the car when traveling by automobile is fine.
145) It is okay to swing the cane tip high in the air when arcing it from left to right as wide as the shoulders.
146) The cane needs to be used at every walking opportunity outside of one’s home.
147) A suitcase on rollers can be pulled and the cane can be used at the same time.
148) As you get taller, your cane needs to get longer.
149) Some people name their cane.
150) While walking from the dorm to the cafeteria, you must use your cane.

ANSWERS to True/False Questions

1) True!
2) False. The cane needs to be up and down when standing at the corner while waiting for the right time to cross the street. Holding the cane upright indicates the individual does not intend to cross the street. In addition, if the cane is extended outward, a vehicle traveling too close to the curb may drive over and break the cane.
3) True. It is proper method in the lunch line to hold the cane in the pencil grip and the tip of the cane close to the body.
4) True. By moving the cane as wide as the shoulders, it protects the body as it travels forward.
5) True
6) True. If one is traveling forward, backward, or sideways, the cane must be in use between the body and direction of travel.
7) False. The cane can be held extended behind the body with the arm down to the side. The cane needs to be arcing back and forth as wide as the shoulder.
8) False. When walking forward, the cane needs be extended forward with the hand in the center of the body, elbow bend, and the palm facing upward.
9) True
10) True
11) False. The best place to store the cane is between the seat and the door. Laying the cane on the floor may cause it to break by someone standing on it. Sometimes you do have to put your cane behind the front seat—such as when you’re in a cab or in a pickup truck, but when in a car, store your cane between the seat and the door.
12) True. A cane may be used if the guide dog became ill or in need of surgery.
13) False. When the cane is extended on the right side, the left foot should be forward while walking.
14) False. When standing and chatting, the cane needs to be held up and down.
15) True
16) False. Never lend your cane to anyone. If you lend it, you will be without yours, and that’s not safe.
17) False. Although it’s a great technique to have a good understanding of the cardinal directions in the area of travel, it is not something that needs to be thought about during each travel event.
18) True. The faster one travels, the longer the cane. For running or jogging, the cane may be a tall as one’s forehead.
19) True!
20) False. The long, white cane makes a person look independent.
21) True
22) True
23) False. The cane needs to be held with the pencil grip and upright in front of the body when walking upstairs. With slight pressure forward, the cane will tap the upper stair when walking upstairs.
24) False. In crowded areas, the cane needs to be held in the pencil grip with the tip closer to the body. If it is extended outward, it may get tangled in other people’s feet and can cause someone to trip or the cane to break.
25) True
26) True. One may simply be walking from one classroom to another across the hall.
27) False. A long, white cane is permitted everywhere.
28) False. Some people use both a guide dog and a cane.
29) False
30) False
31) True. It is recommended to tap your cane as wide as your shoulders while walking.
32) False
33) False. The cane needs to be held with the pencil grip, and the tip of the cane need to be on the step lower when walking downstairs.
34) False. This is not safe for either the person holding the cane or the person standing in front of the person.
35) True
36) True
37) True
38) False. Putting too many items on the cane can cause the cane handle to become too heavy and difficult to use. The cane becomes unbalanced causing one to have difficulties detecting changes in the sidewalk.
39) False. When the cane is extended on the left side of the body, the right foot should be forward.
40) False. The cane is a tool used for independent travel.
41) False. I did this once; the balloons kept kitting each other making so much noise that I couldn’t hear the traffic, so I took them off.
42) True. Your cane might be harder to identify if it’s against the wall with a lot of other canes though.
43) False. The cane must always be between the body and direction of travel.
44) True
45) False. If the cane is not arcing as wide as the shoulders, the cane is not working.
46) True
47) True
48) False
49) True
50) True, young children need to have a cane as soon as possible. The cane becomes a part of them. I got my first cane before I could even walk! Of course, it was only about 24 inches long! My mom said I used to hold it as I walked around the couch. One hand on the couch for balance and the other hand I held the cane. My mom said I also would sit on the floor and use the cane to find toys around me, and then I would crawl to them. I would tap the end of the cane and listen to the echo when I sat on the kitchen floor. I learned at a young age how to play with my cane; as I got older, I learned that it was a great tool.
51) False. When in the elevator, hold the cane upright with the tip on the floor.
52) True
53) True
54) False. If the individual travels on a bus, then the cane can go on the bus, too.
55) True
56) True. In the case of an emergency, a person can draw an x on the back of a deafblind individual indicating that there is an emergency. The deafblind individual will use the human guide technique to be removed from the situation knowing that later the emergency will be explained.
57) True
58) True. Sometimes human guides actually forget they are guiding another person. By still arcing the cane, one is able to protect their body from being run into a doorway, another person, or anything else.
59) True
60) True
61) True
62) False
63) True!
64) False
65) False
66) False
67) True
68) True
69) True
70) True
71) True. Individuals are most comfortable in their own home, usually know the layout of the furniture, and are able to travel independently without the cane.
72) False
73) True
74) True. If the cane is not low to the ground, the drop-offs are harder to detect and may cause the traveler to unexpectantly step off the curb.
75) True
76) True.
77) True
78) True
79) False. The cane is extremely valuable when traveling in snow because it can easily cut through the snow and feel the sidewalk. The metal tip of the cane glides easily over icy patches warning the traveler exactly where the ice is located.
80) True. Sometimes carry two!
81) False. If the cane tip is not in contact with the ground—or tapping from side to side as wide as my shoulders—then it is not useful.
82) False
83) False
84) True. A person can become so dependent on human guides that the person becomes out of touch with his/her surroundings and will not be able to be an independent traveler when needed.
85) True
86) False
87) False
88) True. By using problem-solving skills, generalizing, discovery, and prior experiences, O&M skills can be used outside the instructional setting.
89) True. Just because one feels comfortable at the restaurant, changes in the furniture, staff, et cetera may have occurred. In addition, the cane needs to be accessible in case of an emergency.
90) False but also true. This is almost a trick question. A person can shoreline the water at the beach or the sound of the waves but ‘shorelining’ isn’t really walking along the shore of the beach.
91) False
92) False
93) True
94) True
95) True
96) True!
97) True. Sometimes when looking for a slight curb, individuals will slide rather than tap the cane.
98) False. It is not okay for anyone to remove a cane from its owner.
99) False
100) True
101) False
102) False. It is better to walk quickly when crossing the street. This helps the individual to walk straighter.
103) False. Trailing the wall causes the individual to touch everything—even if it is dirty. Trailing the wall can also cause one to knock things off the wall such as pictures or wall hangings. It is better to shoreline by using your cane to touch the edge of the wall and use the metal tip to help find doors or openings. However, there are some exceptions where trailing is appropriate such as for a person who is blind and also has a hearing impairment.
104) False. It is polite to say “Excuse me” if your cane taps someone.
105) True
106) True
107) True
108) True
109) True
110) False
111) False. The cane tip can be dirty, so it would be unsanitary to put it on the table.
112) True
113) True
114) True
115) True
116) True
117) True
118) False
119) False. The cane needs to be accessible to the individual at all times. One may not know where the cane has been stored. Each individual is responsible for storing his or her own cane and knowing where it is at all times.
120) True
121) True!
122) True. This is especially important when crossing the street. It also comes in handy when walking down a long straight sidewalk or an open area.
123) True
124) True
125) True
126) True
127) True
128) False. Although one may prefer a folding or telescoping cane on the plane or train, it is not required.
129) True
130) True
131) True
132) True. Sometimes the cane is so long, it cannot be easily stored in a standard pickup truck.
133) False. If the cane is not easily accessible to the individual who needs it, then the individual is not independent.
134) False. The cane needs to be used at every walking or, in this case, rolling opportunity.
135) False
136) True
137) True. Running with the cane while going up or downstairs may be harmful to the individual and others.
138) False
139) False. Having the loop around the wrist may harm the wrist if the cane accidentally trips another and is yanked out of the individual’s hand.
140) True. Peeking out from the sleep shades lessens the impact of the lesson or game and does not allow the individual to focus on his or her senses. Peeking also teaches that vision is necessary to complete a task.
141) True
142) False. Using the cane like a hiking stick is not the proper method for going upstairs.
143) False. The cane should be easily accessible to the individual who uses it, especially in the case of an emergency.
144) True. The key word here is extra canes. It is important not to store the cane currently in use.
145) False. When the cane tip is high in the air when arcing, it makes it difficult to detect slight changes in the sidewalk.
146) True!
147) True
148) True
149) True. I know a friend who named their cane Leroy. Another friend named their cane Candy–get it? Candy cane.
150) True