International White Cane Safety Day : Visually Impaired People Advocate Cooperation

On Wednesday, October 15, visually impaired persons in the Littoral region joined their counterparts around the world to commemorate the International White Cane Safety Day. The white cane is an important tool for independence and mobility for persons who are visually impaired or have low vision. This category of people uses the white cane to travel independently and to alert themselves to obstacles in their path.?The white cane is also a symbol that alerts others to the fact that the person is visually impaired.
During the celebration of the 2024 edition of the International White Cane Safety Day in Douala, the Association for the Training and Social Integration of the Blind - known by its French acronym as ACFISA - carried out various activities to raise awareness on the importance and use of the white cane. Members of the association organized different radio and television programmes, all in a bit to educate the public about the white cane. On the last day of the celebration, October 15, members gathered in Douala II where they called on the public for collaboration whenever they see a visually impaired person on the road.
For the President of ACFISA, Ekabe Eyaman Robert, the day is an opportunity to make people aware of the signals that blind people give when they move. The white cane, he continued, is an important factor in the socialization of the visually impaired or blind. He explained that sometimes it can cause problems that can be summarized on...