Dozens of people in Jacksonville’s blind and visually impaired community took a stroll Saturday along Riverside Avenue for White Cane Awareness Day with a mission to bring attention to Florida’s White Cane law and the celebration of independence.

Mayor Donna Deegan, Chief of Disabled Services Kara Tucker, and community stakeholders to honor White Cane Awareness Day at City Hall on Thursday.

A fire at a boarding school for blind students has killed 11 children in a rural community just outside Uganda’s capital, Kampala.

The first Thursday in Feb is Optimist Day to encourage us to be positive for a day. Optimism is different from Blind optimism Optimism doesn’t mean that you ignore life’s stressors. However, you approach challenges in a Proactive way (healthier coping mechanisms).

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. A deal finalized over the weekend will allow blind voters to fill out ballots secretly at home, putting an end to a broader legal tangle over Floridas vote-by-mail processes. The deal, finalized Sunday by the Florida Council of the Blind and Secretary of State Laurel Lee, will require five counties -- Miami-Dade, Nassau, Orange, Pinellas and Volusia -- to implement a program allowing blind and print-impaired voters to fill out ballots online. The plaintiffs sought to extend a deadline for mail-in ballots to be returned to elections supervisors and wanted free postage for absentee ballots. They also challenged a provision in Florida law restricting paid workers from collecting mail-in ballots. For example, the states top elections official will be required to educate supervisors about pre-paid postage for mail-in ballots.

India is the third hardest-hit country by the pandemic in the world after the United States and Brazil. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)SYDNEY Australias Victoria state has recorded 10 deaths overnight from COVID-19, its highest daily toll amid a continuing surge in coronavirus cases. State Premier Daniel Andrews said the deaths included seven men and three women. Kim said he believes the vicious virus may have entered the country, state media reported Sunday. North Korea has steadfastly said it has no single virus case on its territory, a claim questioned by outside experts.

Middle schoolers at the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind are getting their hands on the first official braille UNO deck. GOODING, Idaho - Middle schoolers at the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind are getting their hands on the first official braille UNO deck. "There are a lot of games teachers have to hand braille to make it accessible for the students," said teacher Mai Nguyen. The students are hoping to see Mattel and other companies continue to create braille games. "Yes, I would want to see War in braille," said Whipple, "and Poker."