Activity
Celebrating White Cane Day!
How to celebrate White Cane Day with kindergarteners, Daphne and Sierra!
Since 1964, the United States has celebrated October 15th as a national observance to recognize the achievements of people who are blind or visually impaired. The white cane is a symbol of blindness and a tool for independence. In the early 1960s, White Cane Day was used to bring safety awareness for people who are cane travelers. Since then, the White Cane Day has shifted from safety to independence and equality.
White Cane Day video
The Dynamic Duo, kindergarteners Daphne and Sierra, created a video for White Cane Day for their school’s morning announcements. What a terrific way to educate the whole school about white canes and this very special day.
White Cane Day student video:
White Cane Day pencil canes
The girls and their TSVI, Niki, crafted White Cane Day pencils (made with string, red and black duct tape) that they gave to their teachers. Niki also shared the pencil canes with principals, diagnosticians, and special education teachers.
Image 1: Close up image of a pencil cane
White Cane Day pretzels
A local baker/chocolatier made White Cane Day pretzels. The pretzel rods are coated in colorful white, red and black chocolate to represent a white cane. Attached to the chocolate pretzel rods are tags that said, “White Cane Safety Day: A national observance to celebrate the achievements of people who are blind or visually impaired” and an image of a stick figure person walking with a white cane. Niki gave the White Cane Day pretzels to students on her caseload.
Image 2: Box of Chocolate White Cane Pretzels
Resources
Other posts with the Daphne and Sierra:
- Parts of the Perkins Brailler: Student-created video
- Braille Alphabet student-created YouTube video post
- Braille Short Form contractions that begin with the letter “a” video
by Diane Brauner
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