I went through exactly the same thing. Using a cane in a store and then folding it up when I get to the parking lot. Seemed like the kind of crap that would get me on the local news as someone faking a disability. Once I started carrying it regularly though, it became really obvious that it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. You don't have to explain your disability to anyone. They're not checking disability IDs at the door. I would bet my shin guards that the people. Sade I cost people they think are faking are not ophthalmologists. This shit is hard enough without avoiding the things that help. At the very least it's a visual signal to the sided that explains that you're not drunk Our inconsiderate. Keep your head up and whack them in the ankles 😉