Volume 43 - Issue 43 - October 24, 2024

State of Kansas

Office of the Governor

Proclamation by the Governor

TO THE PEOPLE OF KANSAS, GREETINGS:

WHEREAS, the use of a white cane, or a guide dog in harness, provides a message that a pedestrian is blind or severely visually impaired; and

WHEREAS, it is essential that Kansas Citizens observe and comply with laws pertaining to the right of way and safety of such persons; and

WHEREAS, this includes yielding of the right of way to such persons who are traveling in the built environment, which includes: streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, places of public accommodation, amusement, and resort, and all places to which the public is invited; and

WHEREAS, the Kansas State School for the Blind is active in encouraging and assisting all educational entities in Kansas to make training in use of the white cane and other orientation and mobility skills available to all Kansas students who are blind or visually impaired;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Laura Kelly, Governor of the State of Kansas, do hereby proclaim October 15, 2024, as

White Cane Safety Day

in the state of Kansas and I urge all citizens to join in this observation.

DONE: At the Capitol in Topeka under the Great Seal of the State this 15th day of October, A.D. 2024.

Laura Kelly
Governor

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