Office of the Mayor
Proclamation
Lawrence, Kansas
WHEREAS: Generations of Americans with disabilities have improved our country in countless ways. Refusing to accept the world as it was, they have torn down the barriers that prohibited them from fully realizing the American dream. Their tireless efforts led to the July 26, 1990 enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), one of the most comprehensive pieces of civil rights legislation in our Nation's history; and
WHEREAS: Equal access, equal opportunity, and the freedom to make of our lives what we will are principles upon which our Nation was founded, and they continue to guide our efforts to perfect our Union. Together, we can ensure our country includes the talents and contributions of the approximately 54 million Americans living with disabilities, and we will move forward with the work of providing pathways to opportunity to all of our people; and
WHEREAS: On this day, we celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the ADA, the progress we’ve made, and we reaffirm our commitment to equal opportunity for all Americans.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert J. Schumm, Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, do hereby proclaim July 26, 2012 to be
Of the Americans with Disabilities Act”
Robert J. Schumm, Mayor
July 24, 2012