PRINTER'S NO. 3418
No. 344 Session of 1996
INTRODUCED BY BELARDI, STABACK, SERAFINI, CAWLEY, SURRA, BLAUM,
OLASZ, RAYMOND, McGEEHAN, MARKOSEK, FARGO, RIEGER, NAILOR,
THOMAS, GIGLIOTTI, DONATUCCI, PESCI, SANTONI, MUNDY, SHANER,
ROBINSON, BAKER, BEBKO-JONES, McCALL, COY, CALTAGIRONE,
DEMPSEY, GODSHALL, LAUGHLIN, KAISER, ARGALL, E. Z. TAYLOR,
STURLA, LEDERER, FAIRCHILD, ROBERTS, TIGUE, PETTIT, READSHAW,
GEIST, LEH, BROWN, WALKO, MELIO, CLARK, CORRIGAN, SCHRODER,
FAJT, CURRY, DERMODY, RUBLEY, HERSHEY, SATHER, LUCYK, TRELLO,
JOSEPHS, L. I. COHEN, NYCE, KUKOVICH, YOUNGBLOOD, SCRIMENTI,
STERN, TRAVAGLIO, HORSEY, COLAFELLA, ITKIN, ADOLPH, B. SMITH,
SAINATO, MANDERINO, DeLUCA, ROONEY, HENNESSEY, HALUSKA, RUDY,
PISTELLA, BATTISTO AND JAMES, APRIL 15, 1996
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 15, 1996
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating May 1 through 7, 1996, as "Barrier Awareness Week"
2 in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Four out of five Americans will experience some form
4 of disability during their lifetimes, and there are currently 37
5 million Americans with disabilities; and
6 WHEREAS, The financial and physical barriers can be overcome,
7 but individuals with disabilities are emotionally and culturally
8 blocked as surely and permanently as indifference will permit;
9 and
10 WHEREAS, There are no cures for many disabilities; and
11 WHEREAS, No one can really understand the full implication of
12 living with a disability unless he or she has experienced that
1 disability personally; and
2 WHEREAS, A pill has not been developed to dull the hurts and
3 injustices inflicted upon individuals with disabilities due to a
4 lack of understanding; and
5 WHEREAS, The recently enacted Americans With Disabilities Act
6 of 1990 (ADA) (Public Law 101-336, 104 Stat. 327) represents a
7 wealth of opportunities for people with disabilities in the
8 areas of public accommodations, employment, transportation and
9 telecommunication; therefore be it
10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
11 week of May 1 through 7, 1996, as "Barrier Awareness Week" in
12 Pennsylvania.
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