In this episode of The Lead from DH Radio, we talk to several NGO workers and others about the significance of October 15, a day that is marked as World White Cane day. Several organisations and individuals use the occasion to discuss the significance of the white cane and also highlight problems affecting the blind. We speak to Shalini Khanna, Director, NAB Centre for Blind Women in Delhi, Kameshwari Kiran, Programme Manager with Google, and Summaiya Khan who works with an NGO on the use of the white cane and the problems faced by blind women. Kameswari and Summaiya are blind and based in Bengaluru.