Bill Text: PA HR962 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the month of October 2010 as "Meet the Blind Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2010-10-05 - Adopted [HR962 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR962-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 4334
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 962 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY SIPTROTH, STERN, BAKER, BELFANTI, BEYER, BISHOP, BOBACK, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, CONKLIN, DALEY, DePASQUALE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FLECK, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, HESS, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MARSHALL, MARSICO, MILLARD, MILNE, O'NEILL, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, QUINN, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROEBUCK, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, SWANGER, TRUE, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, YOUNGBLOOD AND BRIGGS, SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of October 2010 as "Meet the Blind Month"
in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) was
founded in 1940 to end discrimination against people who are
blind and to secure first-class citizenship for all blind
persons; and
WHEREAS, Today the NFB represents more than 50,000 members
across this nation and continues to work to secure equal rights
and opportunities for all individuals who are blind and visually
impaired; and
WHEREAS, The NFB and other organizations work to change
attitudes about blindness by providing information to parents,
teachers, school administrators and to business, government,
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social and civic leaders; and
WHEREAS, Since blindness is still frequently misunderstood, a
public education campaign, "Meet the Blind Month," was developed
to create opportunities for people to learn firsthand that
individuals who are blind and visually impaired are like
everyone else; and
WHEREAS, The NFB and other organizations invite neighbors,
coworkers and classmates to set aside the month of October 2010
to get involved and to learn more about how individuals who are
blind and visually impaired lead full and active lives;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of October 2010 as "Meet the Blind Month" in Pennsylvania.
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