Fiscal Note
No appropriation required.
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Proclaiming October 15, 2020 as "White Cane Safety Day" in the City of Madison.
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WHEREAS, blindness and severe visual impairment affect approximately 100,000 Wisconsin residents; and,
WHEREAS, the majority of these persons use travel aids, such as a white cane or a service animal to get around public streets and sidewalks and places of public accommodation; and,
WHEREAS, these travel aids are universally recognized as symbols representing vision loss; and,
WHEREAS, Wisconsin's White Cane Law requires that motorists come to a full stop before approaching closer than 10 feet to a pedestrian who is using a white cane or service animal,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Common Council do hereby proclaim Thursday, October 15, 2020 as “White Cane Safety Day” in the City of Madison.