Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- International White Cane Safety Day falls today (15) with the theme ''White cane, light for two eyes''.

The white cane is a tool that fulfils the mobility and orientation needs of visually impaired persons, while also being considered their identity symbol.

Using a white cane minimises feelings of dependency in a visually impaired person, reinforcing feelings of security, self-respect, and independence.

October 15 was declared International White Cane Safety Day based on this special tool relevant to visually impaired individuals.

The objective of this day is to remove social, economic, cultural, and environmental issues and obstacles faced by visually impaired persons by opening the eyes of the sighted society t...