White Cane Safety Day W
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WHEREAS, according to the American Foundation for the Blind, nearly
500,000 of Florida's citizens have vision problems, ranging from serious difficulty i
seeing to being legally blind; and
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-WHEREAS, persons with disabilities are a part of the community and have the
right to safe and functional use of the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways,
public buildings, public facilities, other public places, places of public 1
accommodation, places of amusement and otherlaces to which the
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invited; and 1 ,
1N3CERE.AS, the white cane gives persons who are blind and visually impaired
the freedom to travel independently and to participate in the life of their j
communities and serves as a tangible reminder that persons who are blind and ' 1-
visually impaired are independent, self-reliant, mobile and capable; and
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'WHEREAS, the White Cane Law gives persons who are blind or visually
impaired the same right as all citizens to the full and free use of the streets, i
highways, sidewalks and other public places; and
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WHEREAS, by joint resolution approved on October 6, 1964, United.States
Congress designated October 15 of each year as White Cane Safety Day, I ''
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NOW, �3-CEREJ'ORE , I Gail L. Ash, Mayor of the City of Clermont, Florida, i ;'
do hereby proclaim October 15, 2017, as . ,
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1Nhite Cane Safety Day
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in the City of Clermont, Florida.. , (
IN 1NIT�1(ESS ' J-CEREO,', I, Gail L. Ash, Mayor of the City of Clermont, ,
have hereunto set my hand this 26th day of September, 2017. �
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Gail L. Ash, ayor ! `
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Tracy Ackroyd Howe, MMC, City Clerk , - -
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