[Ohio-talk] Ohio you should be using this in your education efforts WHITE CANE SAFETY DAY

[Richard Payne]

	WHITE CANE SAFETY DAY
	FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

	WHEREAS, the white cane, which all blind citizens of the (school
name) community have the right to carry, demonstrates and symbolizes their
ability to achieve a full and independent life and their capacity to work
productively in competitive employment; and

	WHEREAS, the white cane, by allowing all blind people to move freely
and safely from place to place, makes it possible for them to participate
fully in and contribute to the enrichment of our campus community; and

	WHEREAS, motorists should be aware that the law requires that blind
pedestrians using a white cane or a guide dog shall have the right-of-way;
and

	WHEREAS, this body recognizes that it is respectable to be blind and
that the blind are equal in every way to their sighted peers, different only
by the characteristic of not having the physical ability to see; and

	WHEREAS, through the efforts of the (name of school) community and
with the assistance of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio, we can
look forward to a continued expansion of educational opportunities for and
greater acceptance of blind people in the competitive labor market; and

	WHEREAS, the National Federation of the Blind has declared October
Meet the Blind Month and takes this opportunity each year to educate the
public about the abilities of blind citizens:

	Now, therefore, the Student Senate of (name of school) hereby
proclaims October 2018 Meet the Blind Month and October 15, 2018, 

	WHITE CANE SAFETY DAY

for the purpose of bringing the (name of school) community to a greater
understanding of blindness and what it means to be blind and calls upon
every academic institution to offer full educational opportunities to all
blind students.
WHITE CANE SAFETY DAY PROCLAMATION

	WHEREAS, the white cane, which all blind citizens of our
(city/county) have the right to carry, demonstrates and symbolizes their
ability to achieve a full and independent life and their capacity to work
productively in competitive employment; and

	WHEREAS, by allowing all blind people to move freely and safely from
place to place, the white cane makes it possible for them to participate
fully in and contribute to our society; and

	WHEREAS, Ohio law calls upon employers, both public and private, to
be aware of and use the employment skills of blind citizens by recognizing
their worth as individuals and their productive capacities as employees; and

	WHEREAS, the National Federation of the Blind has declared October
Meet the Blind Month and takes this opportunity each year to educate the
public about the abilities of blind citizens; and

	WHEREAS, through the public education and outreach efforts of the
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio, citizens of this (city/county) can
look forward to a continued expansion of employment opportunities for and
greater acceptance of blind people in the competitive labor market:

	NOW, THEREFORE, I, (name), Mayor/City Manager/Commissioner of the
City/County of (name of city/county), do hereby proclaim October 2018 Meet
the Blind Month and October 15, 2018, 

	WHITE CANE SAFETY DAY

in the City/County of (name of city/county), for the purpose of bringing a
greater understanding of blindness and what it means to be blind to the
citizens of this city/county and call upon our schools to offer full
opportunities for training to blind people; public and private employers to
use the available skills of competent blind people and to open new
opportunities for the blind in our rapidly changing society; and all
citizens to recognize the white cane as an instrument of safety and
self-help for blind pedestrians on our streets and highways.


Richard Payne,  President
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
937-396-5573or 937/829/3368
Rchpay7 at gmail.com
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


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