1996-35349-Resolution No. 96-128 Recorded 9/18/1996c� BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES,,100 OREGON A Resolution Declaring October, 1996, as National Disability Employment Awareness Month. RESOLUTION NO. 96-128 WHEREAS, we in America have set a standard for the entire world. We have enacted into law the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 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: PAGE 1 - RESOLUTION 96-128 (9-18-96) ;KEYP D ;AICROFILMFQ SP 2 7_111— OCT �QCi 0 21996 6115 5-2 5z2 s Section 1. That October, 1996, 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 activities that reaffirm our determination to fulfill both the letter and the spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. DATED this 18th day of September, 1996, by the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. Aenuj Nancy Pope Schlangen, Chair 6 h�v Barry H. Slaughter, Commissioner AT T: Recording Secretary Ro ert L. Nipper, C issioner