PRINTER'S NO. 1339
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
290
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY R. BROWN, BENNINGHOFF, BISHOP, BOBACK, V. BROWN,
BROWNLEE, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, SCHLEGEL
CULVER, DEASY, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, DUSH, FARINA, FRANKEL,
FREEMAN, GIBBONS, GILLEN, GOODMAN, HAHN, HARHART, KAVULICH,
KIM, KINSEY, KNOWLES, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MARSICO,
MATZIE, McCARTER, MILLARD, MURT, O'NEILL, OBERLANDER,
C. PARKER, PEIFER, PICKETT, RAPP, READSHAW, ROSS, ROZZI,
SCHWEYER, SONNEY, THOMAS, VEREB, WATSON AND WHEELAND,
APRIL 24, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 24, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of July 26 through August 1, 2015, as "ADA
Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA),
the world's first comprehensive civil rights law for persons
with disabilities, was signed into law on July 26, 1990; and
WHEREAS, Described as the Emancipation Proclamation for the
disability community, the ADA prohibits discrimination on the
basis of any disability; and
WHEREAS, A disability can occur at birth or through accident,
disease or aging; and
WHEREAS, More than 50 million people in the United States,
including more than 1.6 million people in this Commonwealth,
have some level of disability; and
WHEREAS, The ADA promotes accessibility, equality of
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