Bill Text: FL H9053 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Disability Awareness Day

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-15 - Placed on Ceremonial Resolutions Calendar - Publication only; Read 2nd time -HJ 00721; Adopted -HJ 00721 [H9053 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-H9053-Introduced.html

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HR 9053

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing April 15, 2010, as "Disability
3	Awareness Day" in the State of Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, in 2007, there were approximately 2.6 million
6	disabled Floridians, and
7	WHEREAS, a disability can be physical, perceptual,
8	intellectual, academic, or psychiatric and can be visible or
9	hidden, and
10	WHEREAS, a disability affects an individual in many facets
11	of daily living, including housing, employment, education,
12	leisure, or personal care, and
13	WHEREAS, disabled individuals are a vital part of Florida
14	in their roles as valued workers, civic leaders, business
15	owners, veterans, students, family members, and friends, and
16	WHEREAS, advocacy and education are valuable tools for
17	promoting policies that remove barriers and increase awareness
18	regarding persons with disabilities, NOW, THEREFORE,
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20	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
21	Florida:
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23	That April 15, 2010, is recognized as "Disability Awareness
24	Day" in the State of Florida.

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