PRINTER'S NO. 1207
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
148
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY FARRY, DiGIROLAMO, NELSON, BAKER, METZGAR, KINSEY,
QUIGLEY, MILLARD, FREEMAN, TAYLOR, McNEILL, DUNBAR, GODSHALL,
PHILLIPS-HILL, READSHAW, TOPPER, BIZZARRO, RAPP, HENNESSEY,
PASHINSKI, LONGIETTI, DAVIS, KAUFFMAN, BULLOCK, OBERLANDER,
A. HARRIS, SCHLOSSBERG, WARD, MURT, DEAN, HAHN, WARREN,
BLOOM, RYAN, MASSER, CALTAGIRONE, LAWRENCE, ZIMMERMAN, HILL-
EVANS AND WATSON, APRIL 3, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 3, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the value of sheltered workshops in the lives of
individuals with disabilities and acknowledging the providers
who enable individuals with disabilities to live full and
productive lives in our communities.
WHEREAS, Based on industrial models of development and
service delivery, vocational facilities known as sheltered
workshops offer specialized employment services and meaningful,
dignified employment for individuals with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Skill development, productivity and individual work
ethic are the focus of facility-based day programs at sheltered
workshops; and
WHEREAS, Operating in local businesses, small businesses and
large companies, sheltered workshops are involved in the
production of goods and services for both the public and the
private sectors; and
WHEREAS, Individuals with disabilities learn job skills, earn
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