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A long white cane, the symbol of 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 ...
Beacon Lighthouse in Wichita Falls will host White Cane Safety Day on October 18, to celebrate the achievements of the blind or visually impaired
October 11: General Pulaski Memorial Day; October 15: White Cane Safety Day; October 24: United Nations Day; November 9: World Freedom Day; November 11: Veterans Day [17] November 15: National Philanthropy Day [18] [19] November 15: America Recycles Day; 4th Thursday in November: Thanksgiving Day [20] Friday after Thanksgiving: Native American ...
White Cane Awareness Day aims to alert public to the needs of the visually impaired, find ways to address, remediate challenges. 'Use your courage,' visually challenged advocate urges on White ...
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the first White Cane Safety Day proclamation within hours of the passage of the joint resolution. 1965 – Medicare and Medicaid were established through passage of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, providing federally subsidized health care to disabled and elderly Americans covered by the Social ...
Veterans Day is a federal holiday held annually on Nov. 11 to mark the end of World War I when the Allies and Germany signed an armistice agreement on Nov. 11, 1918.
last Sun. in September - Gold Star Mother's Day [22] 1st Mon. in October - Child Health Day [23] October 9 - Leif Erikson Day [24] 2nd Mon. in October - Columbus Day [25] October 15 - White Cane Safety Day [26] December 7 - National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day [27] December 17 - Pan American Aviation Day [28] December 17 - Wright Brothers Day [29]
The White Cane Act declares August 1 of every year as White Cane Safety Day in recognition of the visually impaired PWDs' need for assistance and as a reminder for the public of their duty to care for and respect them. The act was ratified on September 18, 1989. [10]