HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-0919 PROCLAMATION,:,::,l..,... Disability Employment Awareness Month
WHEREAS, Congress has declared OCtober, 1995, as Disability
Employment Awareness Month in the United States, and
WHEREAS, Governor Kitzhaber has done likewise in the State of
Oregon, and
WHEREAS, Americans with disabilities have a disproportionately high
rate of unemployment, and
WHEREAS, studies have shown that a two-thirds majority of adult
Americans with disabilities are able and want to work, and
WHEREAS, architectural, communication and attitudinal barriers prevent
people with disabilities from working, and
WHEREAS, government budgets are drained by benefits paid to persons
with disabilities who want to work and cannot find jobs.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Catherine M. Golden, Mayor of the City of
Ashland, HEREBY proclaim October, 1995 as
DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH
in the city of Ashland. And, I ask all citizens of Ashland to join me in
encouraging and promoting the employment of people with disabilities,
removing barriers which prevent them from fully participating in all
aspects of daily living and encouraging independence for all individuals
with disabilities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand in the City of
Ashland and the State of Oregon on the 19th day of September, 1995.
Catherine M. Golden, Mayor
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder