White Cane Safety Day marked on October 15
This is the day of the people who have problems with their eyesight. The white cane has become their symbol all over the world.
The society has a reason to express solidarity with people who are blind or visually impaired on October 15 each year. The history of the white cane as a symbol of a blind person starts back in 1921. A young British photographer James Biggs lost his eyesight in the accident and had to move around the city with the help of a cane. However, no one paid attention to his black cane. Then he painted it white and it became noticeable.
There are more than 19 thousands of sight-disabled people in Belarus today.
