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                        Presidential Documents 


Federal Register
Vol. 59, No. 203
Friday, October 21, 1994

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Title 3--
The President
                Proclamation 6741 of October 14, 1994

 

White Cane Safety Day, 1994

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                At a time when nations around the world are embracing 
                the blessings of democracy, human dignity, and freedom, 
                it is fitting that Americans rededicate ourselves to 
                protecting these rights for our own citizens.

                White Cane Safety Day provides a special opportunity to 
                reflect on the many accomplishments and contributions 
                of Americans who are blind and visually impaired and to 
                heighten public awareness of the symbolic strength of 
                the white cane. For blind and visually impaired 
                persons, the white cane represents access, opportunity, 
                mobility, and safety. For everyone in the United 
                States, the white cane reminds us that having a 
                disability does not diminish one's right to take part 
                in any aspect of society. The independence the white 
                cane provides enables wider participation in the work 
                force, in commerce, education, entertainment, and 
                indeed in all aspects of the human experience.

                We must remain vigilant in our efforts to ensure full 
                access for blind and visually impaired persons and for 
                others with disabilities. Our continuing efforts to 
                implement fully and to enforce the requirements of the 
                Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 504 of 
                the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Individuals with 
                Disabilities Education Act of 1975, and other statutes 
                serve to guarantee access and opportunity.

                As we step up to meet the challenges of an increasingly 
                fast-paced global economy, we must strive to foster the 
                creative potential and the active participation of each 
                one of our citizens. Only then will we truly enjoy the 
                intelligence, energy, and initiative of every person. 
                From exclusion to inclusion, from dependence to 
                independence, from paternalism to empowerment--white 
                canes across the country are marking the path toward 
                success for all of us.

                To recognize the accomplishments of individuals who are 
                blind and visually impaired and to acknowledge the 
                white cane and its many contributions to our society, 
                the Congress, by joint resolution approved October 6, 
                1964, designated October 15 of each year as ``White 
                Cane Safety Day.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 
                15, 1994, as White Cane Safety Day. I call upon all 
                Americans to observe this day with appropriate 
                programs, ceremonies, and activities, as an expression 
                of their support.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fourteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord 
                nineteen hundred and ninety-four, and of the 
                Independence of the United States of America the two 
                hundred and nineteenth.

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[FR Doc. 94-26306
Filed 10-19-94; 1:37 pm]
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