[Nfbf-l] Article about White Cane Safety Day

Fri Oct 21 12:32:18 UTC 2016

A pic of some of the members of the Fort Pierce Lions Club and the Treasure
Coast Chapter of NFB. Were in front of Publix and many shoppers stopped and
asked questions ... information was provided.

On Oct 13, 2016 9:16 PM, "Sherri via Nfbf-l" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Oh that will be great! Good luck with the walk.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doreen Franklin via Nfbf-l" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
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> Cc: "Doreen Franklin" <doreenproverbs3 at bellsouth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 8:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Article about White Cane Safety Day
>
>
> I am going to print this article for the graduation candidates at
> Acceleration Academy in St Lucie County. Several will be participating in
> the White Cane Walk sponsored by the Ft Pierce Lions Club tomorrow. This is
> a great opportunity for our young adults. Thanks for reposting this
> Sherrie!
> I will send pics ....
>
>
> Doreen FranklinSpecial Education Consultant/Advocate772-284-4458
>
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> -------- Original message --------From: peter cerullo via Nfbf-l
> <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> Date: 10/12/16  11:13 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: NFB of
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> Internet Mailing List <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> Cc: peter cerullo
> <peter.cerullo at gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Article about White Cane
> Safety Day
> Excellent Sherrie! You are a true Federation champion.
>
> On Wednesday, October 12, 2016, Sherri via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
> > I was doing some research for our MTBM activity tomorrow and found the
> > following.
> >
> > White Cane Safety Day: A Symbol of Independence
> >
> > by Marc Maurer
> >
> > In February of 1978 a young blind lady said, "I encounter people all of
> > the
> > time who bless me, extol my independence, call me brave and courageous,
> > and
> > thoroughly miss the boat as to what the real significance of the white
> > cane
> > is."
> >
> > The National Federation of the Blind in convention assembled on the 6th
> > day
> > of July, 1963, called upon the governors of the fifty states to proclaim
> > October
> > 15 of each year as White Cane Safety Day in each of our fifty states. On
> > October 6, 1964, a joint resolution of the Congress, HR 753, was signed
> > into
> > law
> > authorizing the President of the United States to proclaim October 15 of
> > each year as "White Cane Safety Day." This resolution said: "Resolved by
> > the
> > Senate
> > and House of Representatives", that the President is hereby authorized to
> > issue annually a proclamation designating October 15 as White Cane Safety
> > Day
> > and calling upon the people of the United States to observe such a day
> > with
> > appropriate ceremonies and activities.'
> >
> > Within hours of the passage of the congressional joint resolution
> > authorizing the President to proclaim October 15 as White Cane Safety
> Day,
> > then President
> > Lyndon B. Johnson recognized the importance of the white cane as a staff
> > of
> > independence for blind people. In the first Presidential White Cane
> > Proclamation
> > President Johnson commended the blind for the growing spirit of
> > independence
> > and the increased determination to be self-reliant that the organized
> > blind
> > had shown. The Presidential proclamation said:
> >
> > The white cane in our society has become one of the symbols of a blind
> > person's ability to come and go on his own. Its use has promoted courtesy
> > and special
> > consideration to the blind on our streets and highways. To make our
> people
> > more fully aware of the meaning of the white cane and of the need for
> > motorists
> > to exercise special care for the blind persons who carry it Congress, by
> a
> > joint resolution approved as of October 6, 1964, has authorized the
> > President
> > to proclaim October 15 of each year as White Cane Safety Day.
> >
> > Now, therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of
> > America do hereby proclaim October 15, 1964 as White Cane Safety Day.
> >
> > With those stirring words President Johnson issued the first White Cane
> > Proclamation which was the culmination of a long and serious effort on
> the
> > part
> > of the National Federation of the Blind to gain recognition for the
> > growing
> > independence and self-sufficiency of blind people in America, and also to
> > gain
> > recognition of the white cane as the symbol of that independence and that
> > self-reliance.
> >
> > The first of the state laws regarding the right of blind people to travel
> > independently with the white cane was passed in 1930. In 1966, Dr.
> Jacobus
> > tenBroek,
> > the founder of the National Federation of the Blind, drafted the model
> > White
> > Cane Law. This model act--which has become known as the Civil Rights Bill
> > for the Blind, the Disabled, and the Otherwise Physically
> > Handicapped-'contains a provision designating October 15 as White Cane
> > Safety Day. Today there
> > is a variant of the White Cane Law on the statute books of every state in
> > the nation.
> >
> > From 1963 (and even before) when the National Federation of the Blind
> > sought
> > to have White Cane Safety Day proclaimed as a recognition of the rights
> of
> > blind persons, to 1978 when a blind pedestrian met with misunderstanding
> > regarding the true meaning of the white cane, is but a short time in the
> > life
> > of a movement. In 1963, a comparatively small number of blind people had
> > achieved sufficient independence to travel alone on the busy highways of
> > our
> > nation.
> > In 1978 that number has not simply increased but multiplied a
> hundredfold.
> > The process began in the beginning of the organized blind movement and
> > continues
> > today. There was a time when it was unusual to see a blind person on the
> > street, to find a blind person working in an office, or to see a blind
> > person
> > operating machinery in a factory. This is still all too uncommon. But it
> > happens more often and the symbol of this independence is the white cane.
> > The
> > blind are able to go, to move, to be, and to compete with all others in
> > society. The means by which this is done is that simple tool, the white
> > cane. With
> > the growing use of the white cane is an added element'-the wish and the
> > will
> > to be free'-the unquenchable spirit and the inextinguishable
> determination
> > to be independent. With these our lives are changed, and the prospects
> for
> > blind people become bright. That is what White Cane Safety Day is all
> > about.
> > That is what we do in the National Federation of the Blind
> >
> > Model White Cane Law
> >
> > Sample White Cane Safety Day Proclamation
> >
> >
> > The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> > characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> > expectations
> > of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind
> > people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not
> > what
> > holds you back.
> >
> > Sherri Brun
> > flmom2006 at gmail.com <javascript:;>
> > President NFB of Central Florida
> > NFBF Newsline Marketer
> > Phone: 877-334-2069
> >
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