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'''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 [[blindness|blind or visually impaired]] and the important symbol of blindness and tool of independence, the [[white cane]]. |
'''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 [[blindness|blind or visually impaired]] and the important symbol of blindness and tool of independence, the [[white cane]]. |
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On October 6, 1964, a joint resolution of the [[U.S. Congress]], HR |
On October 6, 1964, a joint resolution of the [[U.S. Congress]], {{USBill|88|HR|753}}, was signed into law as {{USPL|88|628}}, and codified at {{USC|36|142}}. This resolution authorized the President of the United States to proclaim October 15 of each year as "White Cane Safety Day". |
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President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] signed the first White Cane Safety Day proclamation within hours of the passage of the [[joint resolution]]. |
President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] signed the first White Cane Safety Day proclamation within hours of the passage of the [[joint resolution]]. |
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In 2011, White Cane Safety Day was also named '''Blind Americans Equality Day''' by President [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Obama|first=Barack|title=Presidential Proclamation -- Blind Americans Equality Day, 2011|date=October 14, 2011 |via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/14/presidential-proclamation-blind-americans-equality-day-2011}}</ref> |
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== Notes == |
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* [https://nfb.org/sites/default/files/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr02/issue5/f020507.html White Cane Safety Day: A Symbol of Independence (article from the National Federation of the Blind web site)] |
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* [http://www.whitecaneday.org/ White Cane Safety Day celebration website] |
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* [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/36/142- 36 U.S.C. § 142] |
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* [http://rainbowstampclub.blogspot.com/2009/10/international-white-cane-safety-day.html Special Postal Cover and Cancellation on occasion of 2009 International White Cane Safety Day, 15 Oct 2009, launched at GPO Bangalore] |
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=== Sample proclamations=== |
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* [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-10-19/pdf/05-21031.pdf 2005] |
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* [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-121/pdf/STATUTE-121-Pg2800.pdf 2007] |
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* [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2010-title3-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title3-vol1-proc8439.pdf 2009] |
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Latest revision as of 17:05, 24 May 2023
| White Cane Safety Day | |
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| Date | October 15 |
| Next time | October 15, 2025 |
| Frequency | annual |
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, H.R. 753, was signed into law as Pub. L. 88–628, and codified at 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.
In 2011, White Cane Safety Day was also named Blind Americans Equality Day by President Barack Obama.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Obama, Barack (October 14, 2011). "Presidential Proclamation -- Blind Americans Equality Day, 2011". whitehouse.gov – via National Archives.
External links
[edit]- White Cane Safety Day: A Symbol of Independence (article from the National Federation of the Blind web site)
- White Cane Safety Day celebration website
- 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
Sample proclamations
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