15 October is International White Cane Day . It raises awareness of the challenges faced by blind and partially sighted people and, in particular, their successful integration into society. The white cane is recognised as a symbol of visual..
Pedagogue Valentin Haüy, born in France on 13 November, 1745, is the man credited with the invention of tiflopedagogy – the educational method for the visually impaired. He also created the world’s first boarding school for the blind. To celebrate..
The initiative to mark October 15 as White Cane Safety Day originated in the United States with a special resolution by President Lyndon Johnson. Six years later, in 1970, it was proclaimed by the President of the International Federation of the..
13 November is the United Nations-declared day of blind people , a day to raise awareness of the problems of people who are visually impaired. The first society of the blind in Bulgaria was set up by a group of visually impaired intellectuals..