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it was really small and then it became really big
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dog
I’m gonna find my cane whistles
umbrella
if it was raining or could potentially rain I would take a full-size umbrella and swing it as I walked I did that for years I would make it look casual…
symbol/tool
it is the difference between the tool physical object with substance and weight which makes my arm tired and might not be useful in certain situations…
park
every morning I walk around the park and I either use it or I do not feel bad about not using it it is not masking when I choose not to use it because…
school gates
at the gates it is a bit of a nightmare and I just don't it is not a very useful tool there the kids don’t really understand it no one gets out the way…
provocation
getting it out of my bag unfurling it click-click-click in the middle of the street come on then ask me what I'm doing I dare you
who's who
I had a Who's Who board in my mind of people who knew I used a cane and those who didn't.
in motion
getting on the train or getting on the bus I would fold it up make sure no one saw it so I would not be offered a seat it was all too close on the bus…
in character
I have never been somewhere in public and decided I wanted to use my cane and taken it out of my bag and un folded it there and then I have always gone…
consistency
a friend of mine who is not disabled was trying to understand what I meant about not wanting to send conflicting messages the parallel she came up with…
this cane-thing
we are coming to figure out what this cane-thing signifies what the message is that it sends out and what it sends out is very vulnerable no threat zero…
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