Cane Quest Pacific Northwest

Students compete in Cane Quest based on their age and visual acuity.

Age Groups

• Tiny Travelers: ages 2-5

• Pathfinders: grades 3-12*

• Scouts: grades 3-6

• Explorers: grades 7-9

• Trailblazers: grades 10-12

*Pathfinder participants in grades 3+ with additional disabilities or needs

Visual Acuity

• Class B1: No light perception in either eye up to light perception, but inability to recognize the shape of a hand at any distance or in any direction.
• Class B2: From ability to recognize the shape of a hand up to visual acuity of 20/600 and/or a visual field of less than 5 degrees in the best eye with the best practical eye correction.
• Class LV1: Visual acuity from 20/200 to 20/500 and/or a visual field of less than 20 degrees in the best eye with the best practical eye correction.
• Class LV2: Visual acuity from 20/70 to 20/200.

Cane Quest events test students in a variety of skills, ranging from basic travel and cane techniques to sound perception and navigating public spaces and transportation. Students should be familiar with the skills in their competition class checklist but do not have to have mastered them.

• All participants must submit an application form completed by an orientation and mobility specialist.
• All participants must submit a permission form signed by their parent.
• All participants must use a white cane during the competition and wear closed toe shoes.
• All participants must compete in-person.

There is no cost for any student to participate in Cane Quest.

The 2023 Cane Quest Pacific Northwest competition will be held at Leona Libby Middle School (3259 Belmont Blvd., West Richland, WA 99353).

Students will be monitored at all times during the competition by certified orientation & mobility specialists, TVIs, Braillists, and trained shadows. Students competing as Scouts & Pathfinders will compete alongside their shadow.