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A National Institutes of Health study has found that although 94% of Americans aged 12 and older have good vision, the remaining six percent, or 14 million, are visually impaired or blind.

Oct. 15 is White Cane Awareness Day, which highlights the lives of those who are blind or severely visually impaired. Here's what the sighted should know about what canes and guide dogs, and where the visually impaired can find free services and support.