Navigating the world with White Canes
Brains On! Science podcast for kids
American Public Media
4.4 • 13.5K Ratings
🗓️ 1 October 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
People who are blind or have low vision use different tools to navigate the world. One of the most common is called a white cane. White canes are long, thin, and lightweight with a handle on one end and a special tip on the other.
Join Molly and co-host Jaden as they explore how white canes work. They’ll log into an interactive game called Cane Quest 3000 where they'll use white canes to move through a fantastical world and capture a bunch of tiny, yodeling aliens! Then they’ll link up with Brains On fan Phoenix to chat about what it’s like to use white canes on the day-to-day. All that, plus a puzzler of a mystery sound!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi friends, |
| 0:01.1 | 2024 is a big election year here in the United States. |
| 0:05.2 | People are voting for who they want to represent them, |
| 0:08.0 | from very local county and city races |
| 0:10.7 | to the office of the president. Even though kids are too young to vote, we know you |
| 0:15.9 | care about the future of the world you live in. So encourage your grown-ups to vote |
| 0:21.0 | and let them know how you feel about what's important to you. your voice matters. |
| 0:23.0 | about what's important to you. |
| 0:25.1 | Your voice matters. |
| 0:27.1 | Let's build the world we want to see together. |
| 0:30.6 | Okay, now on to the show. |
| 0:33.0 | You're listening to Brainson, where we're serious about being curious. |
| 0:37.0 | Brainson is supported in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation. |
| 0:44.0 | This past summer, Brainson producer Rosie DuPont met up with 13-year-old Jayden at his house in California. |
| 0:51.0 | I can hear you too. Yay! |
| 0:57.0 | I'm excited for the! |
| 0:58.0 | Yay! |
| 1:00.0 | Jayden is very good with computers. He's also blind. So he uses sound, touch, and voice commands to control his computer. |
| 1:08.0 | Hello Podcast. |
| 1:10.0 | Hello Podcast. |
| 1:11.0 | I'm saying hello to this podcast. |
| 1:13.0 | Rosie and Jayden sat down together at his computer so he could give her a tour of his favorite game. |
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