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PROCLAMATION NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH, 1994 WHEREAS, the United States has been at the forefront of civil and human rights of individuals since its inception. As our nation and culture have matured, it is only natural that we have begun to recognize and ensure the inalienable rights of people with disabilities, as demonstrated by passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) which Orange County is committed to full compliance, and WHEREAS, America needs the knowledge, skill, talent, and productivity of our 49 million people with disabilities to help energize our economy. Providing people with disabilities the opportunity to work will help reduce the more than $300 billion spent annually in public assistance and lost productivity, and WHEREAS, people with disabilities represent the nation's largest pool of talented, skilled, knowledgeable, and hard working individuals who are diverse and who encompass the full spectrum of race, religion, national origin, age and gender, and WHEREAS, it is important for Orange County to move purposefully toward diversity in the workplace and elsewhere in society not only because it is right and just, but also because it is economically sound. In these days of tremendous national and international economic challenges, we can ill afford to waste the productivity of anyone. We have learned that people with the severest disabilities can learn, work, pay taxes, buy goods and services, and be self-supporting, given the appropriate opportunities, and WHEREAS, the Congress, by joint resolution, has called for the designation of October as "National Disability Employment Awareness Month" , and WHEREAS, Governor James B. Hunt of North Carolina has also proclaimed the month of October as "National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and asked that this be a special time for all citizens in North Carolina to recognize the tremendous potential of citizens with disabilities and the quality they contribute to our culture. It is a time to renew our commitment to full inclusion and equal opportunity for them, as for every citizen. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that on behalf of the citizens of Orange County, the County Commissioners proclaim October, 1994 as "Disability Employment Awareness Month in Orange County" and call on all the citizens in Orange County to observe this month with appropriate programs and activities that affirm our determination to fulfill the promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act and achieve full employment for people with disabilities. This the 5th day of October, 1994. 4 / / , Moses Carey, Jr. , Chair , / I Board of Commissioners '' \\;