PRINTER'S NO. 965
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
163
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY TARTAGLIONE, BREWSTER, IOVINO, FONTANA, MUTH,
BLAKE, DINNIMAN, BARTOLOTTA, FARNESE, KEARNEY, COLLETT,
SCHWANK AND KILLION, JUNE 12, 2019
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 12, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of June 10 through 17, 2019, as "Disability
Pride Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, All people, including those with disabilities,
should be guaranteed the right to receive a quality education,
to be productive members of our workforce, to raise families, to
exert control and choice over their own lives and to have equal
opportunity to access and participate in all facets of life; and
WHEREAS, Having a disability should be seen as a natural part
of human diversity; and
WHEREAS, Many people with disabilities share a cultural
experience and history; and
WHEREAS, Nearly 30 years ago, the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990 was signed into law, ending discrimination against
and providing equal opportunity for persons with disabilities in
employment, education, government services, public
accommodations, commercial facilities and transportation; and
WHEREAS, In spite of the Americans with Disabilities Act of
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1990, people with disabilities continue to face tremendous
challenges in our society that test their resolve
sociologically, emotionally and psychologically, as well as face
negative cultural assumptions based on fears and myths that need
to be eliminated and replaced with presumptions of competence,
strength and individual worth; and
WHEREAS, "Disability Pride Week," is a celebration that seeks
to educate and change the way that people think about and define
those with disabilities by promoting the belief that disability
is a natural and beautiful part of human diversity in which
people living with disabilities can take pride; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of June 10
through 17, 2019, as "Disability Pride Week" in Pennsylvania;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate urge residents of this Commonwealth
to honor Americans with disabilities by educating themselves on
ways to support and encourage understanding of persons with
disabilities in our schools, within our diverse workforce and in
our communities.
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