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----- Original Message ----- From: "tom riess" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 1:14 PM Subject: FREEZING AND FALLING > re the recent discussions on freezing and falling the following may be > useful... > > Go to the hardware store and pickup a lightweight 3/4" diameter section of > PVC tubing approximately 6' in length - the kind used for lawn sprinklers. > You will also need an "L" shaped coupling and a hacksaw to cut and 18" > section of the long pipe (unless your hardware store will cut it for you). > Buy a small can of PVC cement and glue the "L" to the end of the long piece > and the 12" section to the other end of the "L". You should now have a > cane with an 12" arm at the bottom. The subject should position the 12" > section of the cane in front of his feet and step over the 12" section and > then he should reposition the cane as before in front of his feet so that > with each step of say his right foot there is this section of pipe to step > over. > > By the way I am working on a hands-free electronic version of such a cueing > device. > > Tom > Tom--Have you considered a laser pointer? Light weight, useable in full sun, and it makes a great cat exercise device. EJB