-Messenger file photo
Liz Soenen and Terry Poldberg from the Iowa Department for the Blind put on a three-day workshop in Fort Dodge for people learning to live an unsighted life. LaVerne Miller, right, practices with the white cane for the first time during the workshop. Project specialist Liz Soenen, left, stays close during the cane travel, urging Miller to listen to the sounds made when the cane hits an object.