White Cane Day at TSBVI 2026

Celebrate White Cane Day with TSBVI on October 14, 2026! The event will be held on the campus of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired located at 1100 W. 45th Street, Austin, TX 78756. Parking is limited and attendees are encouraged to walk, bike, bus, or use rideshare. Join us for a petting zoo, music, food, bounce house, face painting, skateboarding, Bonzo the Clown, and more! Listen to a full narrative description (Spanish narrative description) of the event grounds. Learn more at the White Cane Day site. To learn more about how TSBVI has celebrated White Cane Day through the years, please visit the Media Minute post.

White Cane Day Narrative Map Description(Google Doc)

Event Program

White Cane Day fun walk/marches

The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Texas Workforce Commission march assemble at 8:45 a.m. Meet at one of the following locations to join the march

• Central Market, 4001 N. Lamar Blvd.
• The Pit Barbecue, 4707 Burnet Road
• Triangle Station, 47th @ W. Guadalupe

9:00 a.m. March begins to The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 1100 W. 45th St Austin, TX 78756.

Program Line Up (located on a stage in the patio area outside the TSBVI cafeteria)

9:50 a.m. TSBVI Choir

• Master of Ceremonies

10:00 a.m. Program begins

• National Anthem
• Executive Director of the Governor’s Committee on Disabilities
• TSBVI Representative and Student
• TWC Speakers
• HHSC Director of Blind Children’s Program
• Chief Executive Office for Travis Association for the Blind
• Instrumental Performance

11:00 a.m. Lunch – Black’s BBQ

High Contrast Map with Activities and Exhibit Booths

We have four hydration stations scattered throughout the central grounds. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own personal refillable water bottles to help reduce waste on our campus.

Accessibility

The TSBVI campus has been equipped with Hear2There Bluetooth beacons to enhance the information that attendees can receive while at White Cane Day. Here are detailed instructions for downloading the Hear2There application.

Event Sponsors

• HEB (Food Sponsor)
• Black’s BBQ (Food Sponsor)
• Hear2There (Activity Sponsor) Booth 206
  
  Event Exhibitors

Booth# Vendor Name

• 100   HHSC Early Childhood Intervention
• 102   Blind Children’s Program
• 104   VisualEyes Access
• 106 & 108   Travis Association for the Blind
• 110 & 112   TWC VR Dept. of Blind Services
• 114   Texas Workforce Commission Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
• 116   CapMetro
• 118   ACC Access & Disability Support
• 120 & 122   IMPACT Barber Academy
• 124   Texas Health Credit Union
• 126   Little Dandelion Press
• 202   Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center for the Blind
• 204   Accessiblity and Privacy Enhancing Experience Lab (APEX Lab), University of Texas at San Antonio
• 206   Hear2There
• 212   Education Service Center Region 13
• 214   Texas Chargers, Inc.
• 216   Sound Collective – All Abilities Inclusive Vocal Ensemble
• 218   Texas Workforce Solutions-VR Services
• 220   Families in Nature
• 222   Disability Rights Texas
• 224   Foundation Fighting Blindness
• 400 & 402   Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Accessibility
• 401 & 403   HHSC Blind Children’s Vocational and Developmental Program
• 404   Senior Assist Texas
• 405   ABCTX
• 406   Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation- Elimination of Architectural Barriers
• 407   Nelly’s Cost Less Items
• 409   Dreams Elite Social
• 411   Talking Book Program – Texas State Library and Archives Commission
• 413   The Seeing Eye
• 415   Blind Professionals Network
• 417   Austin Diabetic Supporters/ADS
• Recreation Building – Health Equity and Community Engagement (Flu Shot)