PRINTER'S NO. 1244
No. 201 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY SIPTROTH, MUSTIO, BAKER, BELFANTI, BEYER,
BIANCUCCI, BISHOP, BOBACK, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
CLYMER, COHEN, COX, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DeLUCA, DePASQUALE,
DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, GABIG,
GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH,
GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, JAMES,
W. KELLER, KOTIK, KULA, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ,
MARKOSEK, McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN, MILLARD, MOYER, MUNDY,
NAILOR, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PHILLIPS,
PICKETT, QUIGLEY, QUINN, RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY,
ROEBUCK, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SHIMKUS,
SONNEY, R. STEVENSON, SURRA, TANGRETTI, THOMAS, VEREB,
VULAKOVICH, WHEATLEY, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND BOYD,
APRIL 13, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 13, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of July 22 through 28, 2007, as "ADA Week"
2 in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA),
4 the world's first comprehensive civil rights law for persons
5 with disabilities, was signed into law on July 26, 1990; and
6 WHEREAS, Described as the Emancipation Proclamation for the
7 disability community, the ADA prohibits discrimination on the
8 basis of any disability; and
9 WHEREAS, A disability can occur at birth or through accident,
10 disease or aging; and
11 WHEREAS, More than 50 million people in the United States,
1 including more than 1.8 million people in this Commonwealth,
2 have some level of disability; and
3 WHEREAS, The ADA promotes accessibility, equality of
4 opportunity, full participation, independent living and economic
5 self-sufficiency; and
6 WHEREAS, The ADA has opened public institutions; and
7 WHEREAS, The ADA has expanded the benefits and privileges of
8 education and employment; and
9 WHEREAS, Compliance with the ADA's nondiscrimination
10 principles and practices is improving the lives of individuals
11 with disabilities and their families in this Commonwealth and
12 beyond; therefore be it
13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
14 week of July 22 through 28, 2007, as "ADA Week" in Pennsylvania.
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