PRINTER'S NO. 4173
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1131
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY KINSEY, KIM, READSHAW, NEILSON, MILLARD,
HENNESSEY, BOBACK, BIZZARRO, DONATUCCI, MATZIE, BURNS,
THOMAS, DiGIROLAMO, LONGIETTI, MURT, SCHLOSSBERG, SAYLOR,
YOUNGBLOOD, MACKENZIE, CHARLTON, J. McNEILL, ROZZI AND HILL-
EVANS, OCTOBER 5, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 5, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of October 2018 as "National Disability
Employment Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, "National Disability Employment Awareness Month"
(NDEAM) is observed in October each year; and
WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 21.1% of adult Pennsylvanians have some type of
disability; and
WHEREAS, In 2017, the unemployment rate for persons with a
disability was 9.2%, more than twice the rate of those with no
disability, which was 4.2%; and
WHEREAS, NDEAM is a nationwide campaign that raises awareness
about disability employment issues and honors the many
contributions of America's workers with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, NDEAM traces its history to 1945, when the Congress
of the United States declared the first week in October each
year "National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week"; and
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WHEREAS, In 1962, the word "physically" was removed to
acknowledge the needs and contributions of individuals with all
types of disabilities; and
WHEREAS, In 1988, the Congress of the United States expanded
the week to a month and adopted its current name; and
WHEREAS, The theme for this year, which marks 73 years since
the first observance of NDEAM, is "America's Workforce:
Empowering All"; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
month of October 2018 as "National Disability Employment
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
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