JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Mayor Donna Deegan was at City Hall Thursday to help bring awareness to White Cane Awareness Day, which is typically celebrated on Oct. 15 and is designed to make roads and ...

In 1921, an English photographer named James Biggs was learning to navigate his neighborhood after becoming blind. Uncomfortable with the amount of vehicle traffic near his home, he painted his cane ...

If there ever was a garden variety long white cane, this apparently was it. The cashier wanted to scan the cane, thinking it came from the store’s garden section. Nope, not a garden tool, explained ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – October is White Cane Awareness Month, dedicated to helping the blind travel more independently and safely. On Monday, representatives from the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Rain or shine, people who are blind or have visual impairments navigate life each and every day. On Friday, they showed people in Grand Rapids what it's like to navigate downtown ...

MIAMI — In less than one week, the nation will celebrate White Cane Day, an occasion set aside each year to spotlight the many achievements of the blind and visually impaired, and their important ...

Each year on Oct. 15, White Cane Awareness Day spotlights the blind and visually impaired and their all-important navigation tool, the white cane. The white cane is an essential tool that enables ...

BOSTON — While October is designated as White Cane Awareness Month, the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind and Perkins School for the Blind chose Friday to bring its membership, local and national ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) -Friday is White Cane Safety Day, started in 1964 by former President Lyndon Johnson as an effort to raise awareness for the blind. The day grants national recognition for the ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – This Getting Results Award segment checks in with a past winner. The Conklin Davis Center for the Visually Impaired has been a part of Daytona Beach for more than 40 years. This ...

TheUtah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind celebrated White Cane Day with over 400 families from across the state Saturday. This annual event included exhibits and activities for attendees to enjoy at ...

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