Bill Text: PA SR367 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing the month of October 2012, as "Blindness Awareness Month," October 8 through 15, 2012, as "White Cane Week" and October 15, 2012, as "White Cane Safety Day" in Pennsylvania.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2012-10-01 - Introduced and adopted [SR367 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SR367-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2439
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 367 Session of2012
INTRODUCED BY WOZNIAK, OCTOBER 1, 2012
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 1, 2012
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of October 2012 as "Blindness Awareness
Month," October 8 through 15, 2012, as "White Cane Week" and
October 15, 2012, as "White Cane Safety Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The freedom to move at will from place to place
without barriers is one of our most basic human rights, and for
people who are blind or visually impaired, the white cane helps
to make such freedom of movement possible; and
WHEREAS, The white cane demonstrates and symbolizes a blind
or visually impaired person's ability to achieve a full and
independent life and his or her capacity to work productively in
competitive employment; and
WHEREAS, Since its founding in 1910, the Pennsylvania
Association for the Blind and its member agencies have
tirelessly supported and promoted the interests of people who
are blind or visually impaired and provided essential services
to assist blind Pennsylvanians in achieving self-reliance and
autonomy; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth supports the vitally important
work of the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind as they
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enhance public awareness about ways to prevent and treat
blindness and other serious vision impairments that are
highlighted by these events during the month of October in each
year; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the importance of the
white cane and its positive impact on blind citizens of this
Commonwealth and October 8 through 15, 2012, as "White Cane
Week" and recognize October 15, 2012, as "White Cane Safety Day"
in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the need to educate
citizens about the prevention and treatment of blindness and
recognize the month of October 2012 as "Blindness Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
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