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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>Greetings all:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>Michael Coffman, Mayor of the city of Aurora, has declared October 15, 2022 as White Cane Awareness Day in the City of Aurora. This proclamation is a direct result of the work of our Aurora Chapter which, for the past three years, has successfully worked with the City of Aurora to have October 15 of 2019, 2020, 2021, and now, 2022, declared as White Cane Awareness Day. The text of the most recent proclamation is shown below for your reading pleasure.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>Cordially,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>Curtis Chong, Treasurer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>Aurora Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Colorado<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>__________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:34.2pt;margin-left:1.9in;text-align:center;line-height:33.55pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:26.5pt;letter-spacing:.85pt'>Proclamation</span></i></b><i><o:p></o:p></i></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.35in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.95pt'><b><i><span style='letter-spacing:-.15pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.35in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.95pt'><b><i><span style='letter-spacing:-.15pt'>WHEREAS, </span></i></b><i><span style='letter-spacing:-.15pt'>many blind / visually impaired persons move self-reliantly on our public streets, roads, and at places of public accommodation using their white canes or guide dogs; and,</span><o:p></o:p></i></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:13.75pt;margin-right:.15in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.95pt'><b><i><o:p> </o:p></i></b></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:13.75pt;margin-right:.15in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.95pt'><b><i>WHEREAS, </i></b><i>the white cane, which every blind citizen has the right to carry, is a safety instrument that demonstrates and symbolizes the ability of blind people to achieve a full and independent life, their ability to travel independently, and their capacity to work productively in competitive employment; and,<o:p></o:p></i></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:13.75pt;margin-right:.15in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.95pt'><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:13.65pt;margin-right:.55in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.95pt'><b><i>WHEREAS, </i></b><i>Colorado's White Cane Law is the right to open access to public places and protections from discrimination based on blindness or visual impairment; and,<o:p></o:p></i></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:13.95pt;margin-right:.15in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.95pt'><b><i><o:p> </o:p></i></b></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:13.95pt;margin-right:.15in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.95pt'><b><i>WHEREAS, </i></b><i>Colorado law calls upon employers, both public and private, to be aware of and utilize the employment skills of our blind citizens by recognizing their worth as individuals and their productive capacities; and,<o:p></o:p></i></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:13.3pt;margin-right:.05in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.95pt'><b><i><o:p> </o:p></i></b></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:13.3pt;margin-right:.05in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.95pt'><b><i>WHEREAS, </i></b><i>the State of Colorado and the City of Aurora, through their public agencies and with the cooperative assistance of the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado and its local chapters, <b>can and should </b>facilitate the expansion of employment opportunities for and greater acceptance of blind persons in the competitive labor market; and,<o:p></o:p></i></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:27.45pt;margin-right:.45in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;text-indent:.1in;line-height:13.95pt'><b><i><o:p> </o:p></i></b></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:27.45pt;margin-right:.45in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;text-indent:.1in;line-height:13.95pt'><b><i>NOW, THEREFORE, I, </i></b><i>Mike Coffman, Mayor of the city of Aurora, do hereby proclaim October 15, 2022, as:<o:p></o:p></i></p><p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:14.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:18.55pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:14.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:18.55pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt'>WHITE CANE AWARENESS DAY</span></i></b><i><o:p></o:p></i></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:13.45pt;margin-right:.05in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.95pt'><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:13.45pt;margin-right:.05in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.95pt'><i>and encourage Aurorans to recognize that persons with disabilities have much to offer and their energy, creativity, and hard work can greatly strengthen our city and our economy. <o:p></o:p></i></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:27.65pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.95pt'><b><i><o:p> </o:p></i></b></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:27.65pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.95pt'><b><i>IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I</i></b><i> have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of Aurora, Colorado to be affixed this 3rd day of October 2022.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:27.65pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.95pt'><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.4pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:27.65pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.95pt'><i>Mike Coffman, Mayor<o:p></o:p></i></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:27.65pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.95pt'><i>Aurora, Colorado<o:p></o:p></i></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:27.65pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:13.95pt'><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>