[Nfbc-info] White Cane Safety Day

[Lauren Merryfield]

Hi,
Speaking of White Cane Safety Day I have a question, and I hope someone on
this list knows the actual laws, not just speculation. 

On another list, there was an ad for Kustom Canes. They put whatever you
want on a cane. Mine, of course, has "meow", "Purr" and cats on it but the
cane is mostly white. 

Some people on the list are concerned that decorated canes are not legal in
the case of an accident.  Do white cane laws specify that the canes of blind
people have to be solid white, or with 6 inches of red at the bottom etc.? I
know that Rain/Shine canes and NFB canes have not had the 6 inches of red
that some people say we're supposed to have. 

Well, my kitty cane has been as helpful to me exactly as well as a totally
white cane, PURRhaps better. But now I am curious about what the laws
actually say--not in legalese but in plain English, please.
Thanks
Lauren

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfbc-info [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rob
Kaiser
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2013 8:24 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] White Cane Safety Day

Great job.



-----Original Message-----
From: Rochelle Houston
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2013 7:33 PM
To: NFBC Listserv
Subject: [Nfbc-info] White Cane Safety Day

Hello All,
The Pathfinder Chapter along with the guiding light Chapter of Los Angeles
went out and visited Ever Lee Hairston's Church, Second Baptist church' to
spread the word about White Cane Safety Day. They gave us a platform to
speak before the congregation. I also spoke on the BELL Program and what it
means to us that every blind Child have the tools that are necessary to
succeed in education and take what they've learned and apply it towards
higher learning and then a career. We passed out literature about the
organization, president Barack Obama's proclamation and vehicle donation
stickers. We answered questions, Took pictures and they even had their names
written in braille. It was a fun day and I enjoyed it immensely.

Rochelle Houston
rhouston58 at gmail.com

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