White Cane Safety Day
White Cane Safety Day is a national observance in the United States, celebrated on October 15 of each year since 1964. The date is set aside to celebrate the achievements of people who are blind or visually impaired and the important symbol of blindness and tool of independence, the white cane.
On October 6, 1964, a joint resolution of the U.S. Congress, HR 753, was signed into law as 36 U.S.C. § 142. This resolution authorized the President of the United States to proclaim October 15 of each year as "White Cane Safety Day".
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the first White Cane Safety Day proclamation within hours of the passage of the joint resolution.
External links
- White Cane Safety Day: A Symbol of Independence (article from the National Federation of the Blind web site)
- 36 U.S.C. § 142
- Special Postal Cover and Cancellation on occasion of 2009 International White Cane Safety Day 15 Oct 2009 launched at GPO Bangalore - de VU2JHM Lion Ajoy
Sample proclamations:
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