Editing White cane (section)

== Children and canes ==
In many countries, including the UK, a cane is not generally introduced to a child until they are between 7 and 10 years old. However, more recently canes have been started to be introduced as soon as a child learns to walk to aid development with great success.<ref>http://www.worldaccessfortheblind.org/sites/default/files/Facilitating_Movement.pdf{{page needed|date=February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.commonsense.me.uk/ |title=Common Sense - Home |access-date=2019-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502155952/http://commonsense.me.uk/ |archive-date=2012-05-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Joseph Cutter and [[Lilli Nielsen]], pioneers in research on the development of blind and disabled children, have begun to introduce new research on mobility in blind infants in children. Cutter's book, ''Independent Movement and Travel in Blind Children'',<ref name=Cutter2007 >{{Citation | author = Cutter, Joseph | year = 2007  | title = Independent Movement and Travel in Blind Children | isbn= 978-1-59311-603-3}}{{page needed|date=February 2012}}</ref> recommends a cane to be introduced as early as possible, so that the blind child learns to use it and move around naturally and organically, the same way a sighted child learns to walk. A longer cane, between nose and chin height, is recommended to compensate for a child's more immature grasp and tendency to hold the handle of the cane by the side instead of out in front. Mature cane technique should not be expected from a child, and style and technique can be refined as the child gets older.