2.2-3315.1 - White Cane Safety Day. - Virginia Statutes

§ 2.2-3315.1. White Cane Safety Day.

Each year, the Governor may take suitable public notice of October 15 asWhite Cane Safety Day. He may issue a proclamation in which:

1. He comments upon the significance of the white cane;

2. He calls upon the citizens of the Commonwealth to observe the provisionsof the White Cane Law and to take precautions necessary to the safety of thedisabled;

3. He reminds the citizens of the Commonwealth of the policies with respectto the disabled herein declared and urges the citizens to cooperate in givingeffect to them; and

4. He emphasizes the need of the citizens to be aware of the presence ofdisabled persons in the community and to keep safe and functional for thedisabled the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, publicfacilities, other public places, places of public accommodation, amusementand resort, and other places to which the public is invited, and to offerassistance to disabled persons upon appropriate occasions.

(1972, c. 156, § 63.1-171.5; 2002, c. 747.)