HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-1101 DISABLD PERSON DECADEthe IJn/ted Nations had adopted :a ~or~d Proga. of ~t~0n '~or~-D~s-
ab~ed Perso~ and ~s 0ff~c~a~y declared the period 1983~992
~e De~de '~ .D~s~ed ~ers~s and ~s urged a~X ~t~ons
~ons to continue the ~m~t~ of the ~98~ InEenat~o~ ,Y~r 'of
~sab~d Persons ~n fur~her~ng ~he fu~ participation of ~he ~or~d~s~..-
~f-b~on persons ~Eh d~sab~l~es; and
~ Inte~o~: X~r. obse~auce ~ ~o the proc~t~n:b~. ~he
~ngress and .the ~es~dent of the U~ted States ~f .~982' as-;the
~t~o~ Y~r of D~sab~ed -Perso~ to the fo~t~on.of the Nat~o~
~ga~t~on on D~sab~ ~d to the :~despread ~e 0f ~he sXogan~
~art~c~pat~on ~ro~h Partnersh~p"; ~d
~ese 'partnerships be~een persons ~th and ~out ,dlsab~Z~es;
~een gov~ut and the private sector; and ao~ state~ :~oca~
~d ~t~o~ org~zat~o~ are cont~n~ng to ~rove the 'l~ves of
~er~cans ~th d~sab~t~es; and
further progress should be made.in the United States toward increas-
ing understanding of the unmet needs and potential contribution of
~mrica*s disabled citizens in furtherance of the long-term~goals
~et forth during-the 1981 and 1982 observances; and
NOW, T~IR~ORE, I, L. Gordon Medaris, Mayor of the City of Ashland,!Oregon,
do here!~proclaim the Decade 1983-1992 in Ashland, Oregon
DECADE OF DISABLED PERSONS"
to further the momentum toward the long-term goals of and for disabled per-
sons as set forth during the International Year of Disabled Persons.
IN WITNESS W'HEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the ','~:4~iii :i
City of Ashland to be affixed this 1st day of Nove~er, 1983. ,. ~ ~-~
Dated this 1st day of November, 1983
L.' Gordon Medaris
Mayor
Attest: .
Recorder