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| Photo: The WBRC Mobility Department and Interns pose with white canes. |
Please save the date for the
2014 White Cane Awareness Walk
Wednesday October 15, 2014
Downtown Palo Alto
Palo Alto City Hall250 Hamilton Ave
Palo Alto, CA
October is White Cane Awareness Month. WBRC is celebrating
White Cane Awareness by hosting a Walk in Palo Alto, CA on Wednesday October
15th, 2014. Participating agencies include WBRC, BVA, VISTA Center, Bookshare, and
the Lions Club.
On October 6, 1964, a joint resolution of the Congress was signed into law authorizing the President of the United States to proclaim October 15 of each year as "White Cane Safety Day". Within hours of the passage, then-President Lyndon B. Johnson publicly recognized the importance of the white cane as a symbol of independence for individuals who are blind. Today there is a variant of the White Cane Law on the statute books of every state in the nation and White Cane Safety Day is nationally recognized with marches and celebrations.
Please feel free to come join us on October 15th and participate in the walk to spread awareness of the White Cane Law.
All are welcome --- white cane users, yellow cane users, sighted guides, power mobility users, 4WW users, dog guide users, blindfolded sighted folks {with cane skills or a human guide} ---on an approximate half mile walk around downtown Palo Alto.
Please check back here or e-mail summer.beasley@va.gov for further event details.
CLICK HERE to read about WBRC's 2013 White Cane Awareness Walk
CLICK HERE to learn more about the White Cane Law
On October 6, 1964, a joint resolution of the Congress was signed into law authorizing the President of the United States to proclaim October 15 of each year as "White Cane Safety Day". Within hours of the passage, then-President Lyndon B. Johnson publicly recognized the importance of the white cane as a symbol of independence for individuals who are blind. Today there is a variant of the White Cane Law on the statute books of every state in the nation and White Cane Safety Day is nationally recognized with marches and celebrations.
Please feel free to come join us on October 15th and participate in the walk to spread awareness of the White Cane Law.
All are welcome --- white cane users, yellow cane users, sighted guides, power mobility users, 4WW users, dog guide users, blindfolded sighted folks {with cane skills or a human guide} ---on an approximate half mile walk around downtown Palo Alto.
Please check back here or e-mail summer.beasley@va.gov for further event details.
CLICK HERE to read about WBRC's 2013 White Cane Awareness Walk
CLICK HERE to learn more about the White Cane Law
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