Editing White cane (section)

== Variants ==
[[File:ID cane.jpg|thumb|left|An identification cane|alt=A folded cane]]
*'''Long cane''': Designed primarily as a mobility tool used to detect objects in the path of a user. Cane length depends upon the height of a user, and traditionally extends from the floor to the user's [[human sternum|sternum]]. It is the most well-known variant, though some organisations favor the use of much longer canes.<ref name=Nichols1995 >{{Citation | author = Nichols, Allan | year = 1995  | title = Why Use the Long White Cane? | url = http://www.blind.net/g42w0001.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100330050804/http://www.blind.net/g42w0001.htm | archive-date = 2010-03-30}}</ref>
*'''Guide cane''': A shorter cane, generally extending from the floor to the user's waist, with more limited potential as a mobility device. It is used to scan for kerbs<!--do not change! This is British English!--> and steps. The guide cane can also be used diagonally across the body for protection, warning the user of obstacles immediately ahead.
*'''Identification cane''' (sometimes shortened to '''ID cane''' and known as the '''symbol cane''' in [[British English]]): Used primarily to alert others that the user is visually impaired, but not to the extent where they require a long cane or other variant.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rnib.org.uk/cane-explained|title=The Cane Explained|website=[[Royal National Institute of Blind People|RNIB]]}}</ref> It is often lighter and shorter than the long cane, and has no use as a mobility tool.
*'''Support cane''': Designed primarily to offer physical stability to a visually impaired user, the cane also works as a means of identification. It has very limited potential as a mobility device.
*'''Kiddie cane''': This variant functions exactly the same as an adult's long cane but is designed for use by children, and is thus smaller and lighter.
*'''Green cane''': Used in some countries, such as Argentina, to designate that the user has low vision, while the white cane designates that a user is completely blind.<ref name="Ley del Bastón Verde" />

Mobility canes are often made from [[aluminium]], [[graphite-reinforced plastic]] or other [[fibre-reinforced plastic]], and can come with a wide variety of tips depending upon user preference.

[[File:Long cane folded.jpg|thumb|Folded long cane]]
White canes can be either collapsible or straight, with both versions having advantages and disadvantages. The [[National Federation of the Blind]] in the United States affirms that the lightness and greater length of the straight canes allows greater mobility and safety, though collapsible canes can be stored with more ease, giving them advantage in crowded areas such as classrooms and public events.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=eWn8kwKAwF4C&q=%22white+cane%22+%22advantage%22+%22public%22&pg=PA145 ''Code of Federal Regulations: 1985-1999'']</ref><ref>''Education of the Visually Handicapped: The Official Publication of Association for Education of the Visually Handicapped, Volumes 1-3'' {{ISBN|0-7246-3988-8}} p. 13</ref>