TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Wednesday, Terre Haute Mayor Brandon Sakbun read a proclamation marking October 15th as White Cane Day.

White Cane Day symbolizes the white cane’s importance in blind and low vision communities, according to the Helen Keller Services.

"Several local advocates attended today, and I wanted to thank them for their help in planning improvements like the ones mentioned above, said Mayor Sakbun. "Their advocacy and proactive approach to this problem have helped local leaders improve our community for years."

The National Federation of the Blind has celebrated White Cane Day since 1964, after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a proclamation recognizing the day.

The white cane used by those visually impaired was first created by James Briggs in 1921. Briggs los

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