[Nfbf-l] White Cane Day Celebration

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Press  Release 

MV  Transportation Partners with TARC to Host 5th Annual Louisville White  
Cane Safety Day  

Fairfield, Calif., October 3, 2011 – Today, MV Transportation  and TARC 
announced the 5th Annual Louisville White Cane Safety Day  will take place on 
Wednesday, October 14, 2011 from Noon – 2:00 p.m., again at  Fourth Street 
Live in the heart of downtown Louisville.   
White Cane  Day focuses on educating local motorists about the significance 
of a white cane  in an effort to improve safety for Louisville’s large 
community of persons who  are blind or visually impaired.  The  event will begin 
with opening remarks followed by white cane street-crossing  
demonstrations. Blind and visually impaired citizens will demonstrate how  effectively and 
competently blind citizens can cross a busy intersection with  the use of 
their skills, guide dogs and/or white  canes. 
Local  supporters of the event include MV Transportation, TARC, Metro 
Government,  Greater Louisville Council of the Blind, Metro Disability Coalition, 
Kentucky  Office of the Blind, Visually Impaired Persons of Louisville 
(V.I.P.) and other  members of the community.  MV is the  contracted by TARC for 
the operation TARC’s paratransit  service. 
“MV  Transportation is glad to host this event in the Louisville community 
for the  fifth year in a row.  Not only does  this event align with the 
company’s mission to provide freedom of mobility, but  it supports the 
Louisville community which we are honored to serve,” said Kevin  A. Klika MV 
Transportation COO/President. 
White Cane  Day originates from a 1964 joint resolution of the U.S. 
Congress honoring the  many achievements of blind and visually impaired Americans. 
This resolution  authorizes the President of the United States to proclaim 
October 15 each year  as White Cane Safety Day.  The  proclamation emphasizes 
the significance of the use of the white cane as a tool  providing freedom 
of mobility for the visually impaired and celebrates the white  cane as a 
symbol of this independence. 

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About MV  Transportation, Inc. 
Based in Fairfield, California, MV Transportation, Inc. is the  largest 
private provider of paratransit services and the largest privately-owned  
transportation contracting firm in the United States. The company employs 14,000  
dedicated transit professionals and operates more than 190 paratransit,  
fixed-route, shuttle and Medicaid contracts in 27 states, the District of  
Columbia, and British Columbia.