1995-33228-Resolution No. 95-117 Recorded 9/21/1995REVIEWED
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
A Resolution Declaring October, 1995 * 0148-0Q
as National Disability Employment *V
Awareness Month.
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RESOLUTION NO. 95-117
WHEREAS, we in America have set a standard for the ent.�? world.
We have enacted into law the Americans with Disabilities Act '(APAY-n the
most comprehensive civil rights legislation in the world for people
with disabilities. The ADA provides anti -discrimination protection for
our Nation's 49 million Americans with disabilities in public and
private employment, public accommodations, transportation and
telecommunications. Through this Act, we have proclaimed to the world
that Americans with disabilities are integral, contributing,
productive, and valued citizens of our Nation. Deschutes County is
committed to full compliance with the ADA; and
WHEREAS, it is critical Deschutes County proclaim its intention to
implement fully the ADA. As we rapidly approach the 21st century, we
are increasingly becoming a global economy, one in which we must
compete with every other Nation on earth. We need the talents, skills,
and abilities of every one of our citizens, including our citizens with
disabilities. People with disabilities reflect the diversity of our
country. They are members of every race, color, creed, and national
origin and offer varied and multiple proficiencies and competencies.
We cannot afford, either morally or financially, to lose the
contributions that people with disabilities bring, not only to the
workplace but also to mainstream community life. They are an
irreplaceable resource for our Nation; and
WHEREAS, The Congress, by Joint Resolution, has designated October
of each year as "National Disability Employment Awareness Month." This
month provides the opportunity for all Americans to recognize the
tremendous value and potential of people with disabilities, and to
recommit and dedicate ourselves to the empowerment, employment, and
full inclusion of every one of our citizens with disabilities; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR DESCHUTES
COUNTY, OREGON, as follows:
Section 1. That October 1995 is National Disability Employment
Awareness Month in Deschutes County. We call on all citizens of
Deschutes County to observe this month with appropriate programs and
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activities that reaffirm our determination to fulfill both the letter
and the spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
DATED this 20th day of October, 1995.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF ESCHUTES 0 NTY, OREGON
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BARR)f H. SLAUGHTE , C4airman
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Recording Secret ry ROB
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SCHTGEN, Commissilner
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L. NIPPER, Co ssioner