White Cane Awareness Day

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf awareness day
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs White Cane Safety Day
gptkbp:category October observances
awareness days
disability observances
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateObserved October 15
gptkbp:declaredBy gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkb:U.S._Congress
gptkbp:firstObserved 1964
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label White Cane Awareness Day
gptkbp:purpose raise awareness about the white cane as a tool of independence for blind and visually impaired people
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:relatedTo blindness
visual impairment
white cane
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Federation_of_the_Blind
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7