The International "White Cane Day" marked

The blind people fight for their rights 
 

On 15 October this year, the Macedonian Union of Blind People marked the International "White Cane Day", under the motto "You will find the light in the education and work". The 15th of October has been marked in the world as the "White Cane Day" since 1964.

Some members of the Macedonian Union of Blind People commented on the present position and the fight for their rights: "In the past, "The White Cane Day" used to be marked with cultural performances, but now it is marked with seeking rights for the blind with the state institutions. We raise our voices more and more", they say. The ways in which a blind person is treated on the street, at school, etc., illustrate the capability of a certain society to realize the integration of the blind in a planned manner".  They appealed to the Government and the Inter-parliamentary Lobby group to support the interventions in the draft law for employment, giving the blind people a chance for decent treatment in the process of employment.

D.M.