Proclamations, Opinions, Awards - Historical - 7/26/2020
CITY OF GLENDALE
WHEREAS, July 26, 2020 marks the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA); and
WHEREAS, The goals of the ADA include equal opportunity, full participation,
economic self-sufficiency, and independent living; and
WHEREAS, The ADA was enacted because of the concerted, dedicated, and
persistent efforts of persons with sensory, physical, and mental disabilities,
professionals, and disability-related organizations; and
WHEREAS, The ADA has played a historic role in empowering people with
disabilities to fully participate in all aspects of society by removing barriers to
employment, public services, public accommodations, public and private
transportation, telework, telecommunications, websites, online systems, mobile
apps, and other forms of information and communication technology; and
WHEREAS, Thirty years after the enactment of the ADA, the law remains a
crucial tool in addressing discrimination, including failure to: ensure competitive,
integrated employment; provide meaningful opportunities to community-based
services; and inadequate communication responses to pandemics and other state-
or national-level emergencies; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jerry P. Weiers, the Mayor of the City of Glendale,
recognize and commemorate the
30th Anniversary of the Enactment of The
Americans with Disabilities Act
and encourage agencies, businesses, and all members of the public to celebrate the
advancement of the American Dream for All made possible by the enactment of
the ADA.
In witness hereof, I hereunto set my hand this 26h day of July 2020.
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MAYOR
Attest.
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CITY CLERK