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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Proclamation Supporting the Implementation of the <br />Americans with Disabilities Act <br />WHEREAS, the Orange County Human Relations Commission seeks to prevent and <br />eliminate bias and discrimination, and to promote the equal treatment of all individuals, <br />including persons with physical, mental and developmental disabilities; and <br />WHEREAS, for generations, persons with disabilities were wrongfully denied the ability to <br />participate in our society, contribute to our economy, or support their families based on their <br />disability status and therefore were forced to live as second -class citizens being denied <br />those most basic opportunities; and <br />WHEREAS, persons with disabilities who were not content to accept the world as it was, <br />marched, organized and testified, coupling quiet acts of persistence and perseverance with <br />vocal acts of advocacy, demanded a nation that would declare equality for its citizens with <br />disabilities; and <br />WHEREAS, advocates joined in the efforts to remove barriers that were depriving the <br />nation of the full talents, contributions and differing abilities of tens of millions of Americans <br />with disabilities; and <br />WHEREAS, on July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans <br />with Disabilities Act (ADA) which includes a clear and comprehensive mandate for the <br />elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities and the civil and equal rights <br />of people with disabilities; and <br />WHEREAS, the ADA has expanded opportunities for Americans with disabilities by <br />removing and reducing barriers, changing perceptions, and increasing full participation in <br />community life; and <br />WHEREAS, on July 26, 2015, this nation will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the signing <br />of the ADA, and we recognize that the full promise of the ADA will be reached only if we <br />remain committed to continue our efforts to fully implement the ADA; <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, on this the 25th anniversary year of the ADA, that <br />the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina, celebrates the <br />contributions that Americans with disabilities and those who are differently -abled have made <br />to our Nation and to our County, and commits this County and all Departments therein to <br />reach compliance with the ADA through the adherence to the spirit of the law, by the <br />removal or reduction of physical barriers preventing full participation in community life, and <br />by the empowering of persons with disabilities through the provision of equitable treatment, <br />inclusion and opportunities. <br />THIS THE 2nd DAY OF JUNE, 2015 <br />Earl McKee, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />