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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I like Mike. We got good support from him when he was in congress.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">At your service,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kevan Worley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Manager Project Literacy, National Federation of the Blind of Colorado<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation\u2019s blind. Every day we work together to help blind
people live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Colorado Center for the Blind believes when you believe in yourself and experience a thriving community of positive blind people, nothing can hold you back from pursuing your
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Curtis Chong via Colorado-Talk<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 15, 2025 9:53 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'NFB of Colorado Discussion List' <colorado-talk@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Curtis Chong <chong.curtis@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Colorado-Talk] October 15 (today) Declared White Cane Awareness Day by Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Greetings to my fellow Coloradans:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mike Coffman, Mayor of Aurora, has declared October 15 (today) as White Cane Awareness Day. The proclamation is attached to this email and inserted into the body of this email. We, the Aurora
Chapter, have, for quite a few years, ensured that the Mayor of Colorado does this each and every year. Thanks to the City of Aurora for working with our chapter on this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Yours sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Curtis Chong<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1>Aurora Colorado Proclamation<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<b><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">WHEREAS, </span></b><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">many people who are blind or have low vision move independently on our public streets, roads, and at places of public accommodation using their white canes or guide
dogs; and,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>WHEREAS, </b>the white cane, which every blind citizen has the right to carry, serves as an instrument for independent travel and safety while also demonstrating and symbolizing the ability of blind people to achieve a full independent life, contribute to
the community, travel independently, and work productively and competitively in the labor market; and,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>WHEREAS, </b>Colorado's White Cane Law provides equal access to public spaces and protection from discrimination based on blindness or low vision; and,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>WHEREAS, </b>Colorado law calls upon employers, both public and private, to be aware of and to utilize the employment skills of our blind citizens by recognizing their worth as individuals and their productive capacities; and,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>WHEREAS, </b>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, can and should facilitate the expansion of employment
opportunities for greater acceptance of blind persons in the competitive labor market.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>NOW, THEREFORE, </b>I, Mike Coffman, Mayor of the city of Aurora, do hereby proclaim October 15, 2025, as:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">WHITE CANE AWARENESS DAY</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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and encourage Aurorans to recognize that people with disabilities have much to offer and that their energy, creativity, and hard work can significantly strengthen our city and our economy.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">IN WITNESS WHEREOF</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of Aurora, Colorado, to be affixed this 15th
day of October 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.0in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mike Coffman, Mayor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Aurora, Colorado<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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