Hoople Mobility Aid

Hoople

This a mobility aid that has been developed by RNC and is a mobility aid with a number of unique benefits:

• It does not require any dexterity in wrist movements, ideal for people who have joint problems or lack coordination of wrist movement

• Young children can explore or use as a pre-cane aid 

• An elderly person can quickly learn the skills necessary to feel  more confident when travelling around their home area

• An experienced  traveller who may be blind or vision impaired can use the Hoople on ground conditions not suitable for the traditional long cane

• Hoople will work on rocky paths, sand, snow, grass, uneven terrain and urban footways

• Low cost and lightweight yet strong and resilient

• Unlike long canes, obstructions are detected by design not by user technique

The Hoople has no moving parts, no batteries and no running costs.  It works by providing tactile feedback (touch sensations) as well as some audio feedback (sound).  Drops are detected 2 paces ahead, allowing the user sufficient reaction time to stop or change direction.  Obstacles are located both immediately ahead of the user whilst its special shape design acts like a cat’s whisker in detecting narrow gaps or similar potential obstructions either side of the path ahead.

£15.00 each currently zero rated for VAT. 

The Hoople is available in a range of standard sizes, special requirements can be made to order. 

Extra tall        140 cm

Tall                 130 cm

Standard        120 cm

Small              110 cm

Extra Small    100 cm

Mini                  80 cm