White Cane Safety Day

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  • The Governor is hereby authorized and directed on October 15 of each year, to take suitable public notice of White Cane Safety Day, as proclaimed by the U.S. Congress, and to issue a proclamation in which:
    • (a) he comments upon the significance of the white cane;

    • (b) he calls upon the residents of the Territory to observe the provisions of the White Cane Law and to take precautions necessary to the safety of blind persons;

    • (c) he reminds the residents of the Territory of the policies with respect to blind persons herein declared and urges the residents to cooperate in giving effect to them;

    • (d) he emphasizes the need of the residents to be aware of the presence of blind persons in the community and to keep safe and functional for the blind, the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, and other public places, places of public accommodation, amusement and resort, and other places to which the public is invited, and to offer assistance to all blind persons upon appropriate occasions; and

    • (e) he reminds all residents of the right of the blind to enjoy the greatest possible measure of personal independence, namely, the right to move about and live independently.


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