LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

Members of Louisville’s blind and low vision community gathered today outside St. Mark’s Episcopal Church to mark White Cane Day, a national celebration that honors independence and raises awareness about accessibility, mobility, and inclusion.

“Our white cane is a symbol of our independence as blind individuals,” said Ashley Swafford, who was born partially blind and received an official diagnosis at age 40.

Swafford experiences light sensitivity and said she often sees better at night.

“I have a little bit of usable sight, so it’s hard for someone to understand when I say I can’t really see during the day but I can see at night,” she said.

Swafford, president, National Federation of the Blind of Greater Louisville , emphasized that blindness exists on a spectrum

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