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World White Cane Day 2023 - October 15
October 19 , 2023
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- This day is observed to recognise the importance of blind people, and their active participation in society and to celebrate independence.
- In 1964, then-US President Lyndon B Johnson celebrated this Day for the first time.
- For the unversed, the white cane is an important mobility tool that was mainly invented for blind people and has been in use for centuries now.
