International White Cane Safety Day
is celebrated every year since 1964. The white cane is a symbol of independence
and strength of people with vision impairment. It highlights their abilities and
achievements. Where many people have understood the significance of White Cane,
still there is a wide range of people who don’t know what a white cane is.
People have taboos that carrying a white cane is not a good thing or they feel
embarrassed when they see their family members and friends walking with a white
cane. However, the truth is that it is their ignorance that puts words in their
mouth. To wipe this ignorance away and to create awareness about White Cane,
Radio Udaan organized a live evening transmission.
Radio Udaan has always been
celebrating almost all the festivals, days and events during its ongoing
flight. Maintaining this thread, we celebrated International White Cane Safety
Day on Thursday October 15th.
On this occasion, we had a two hour long live transmission.
During this transmission, Udaan
family presented a report on White Cane Day. Listeners from different areas,
cities, states and countries become a part of this transmission. A listener
from France, for the first time, joined this live transmission on Radio Udaan. All
the participants shared their views on white cane. They shared their experiences and told
everybody about the celebrations going on in their region. Even there were some
listeners, who came to know about the importance of White Cane Day through this
special transmission. Throughout the transmission, listeners kept on sending us
text messages through skype. Even the core team and Rjs kept their personal
views and talked about their similar experiences. Everybody exchanged their wishes
and perspectives.
It really feels wonderful that the
efforts of Radio Udaan are contributing in creating awareness amidst people at
large. Every addition to their enlightenment is our award. We are here not only to celebrate or entertain
our listeners but we try to add more to their knowledge. Our listeners and well
wishers are our assets.
Happy Reading and Keep Listening
Radio Udaan!