2020 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 20 - Civil Rights
20-130 White Cane Safety Day; proclamation; Governor issue.
20-130. White Cane Safety Day; proclamation; Governor issue.
Each year, the Governor shall take suitable public notice of October 15 as White Cane Safety Day. He shall issue a proclamation in which he:
(1) Comments upon the significance of the white cane;
(2) Calls upon the citizens of the state to observe the provisions of sections 20-126 to 20-131 and to take precautions necessary to the safety of the disabled;
(3) Reminds the citizens of the state of the policies with respect to the disabled set forth in sections 20-126 to 20-131 and urges the citizens to cooperate in giving effect to them; and
(4) Emphasizes the need of the citizens to be aware of the presence of disabled persons in the community and to keep safe and functional for the disabled the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, other public places, places of public accommodation, amusement and resort, and other places to which the public is invited, and to offer assistance to disabled persons upon appropriate occasions.
Source
- Laws 1971, LB 496, § 5;
- R.S.Supp.,1971, § 43-637.
