Bill Text: PA SR391 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating December 3, 2012, as "International Day of Persons with Disabilities" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2012-10-16 - Introduced and adopted [SR391 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SR391-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2495
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 391 Session of2012
INTRODUCED BY TARTAGLIONE, WASHINGTON, VOGEL, STACK, ALLOWAY, BROWNE, DINNIMAN, FONTANA, BAKER, RAFFERTY, SCARNATI, EARLL, BOSCOLA, KITCHEN, WAUGH, ERICKSON, SCHWANK, SOLOBAY AND GREENLEAF, OCTOBER 16, 2012
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 16, 2012
A RESOLUTION
Designating December 3, 2012, as "International Day of Persons
with Disabilities" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, More than one billion people, or approximately 15%
of the world's population, live with some form of disability;
and
WHEREAS, Persons with disabilities, "the world's largest
minority," often face barriers to participation in all aspects
of society; and
WHEREAS, Barriers can take a variety of forms, including
those relating to the physical environment or to information and
communications technology (ICT), or those resulting from
legislation or policy or from societal attitudes or
discrimination; and
WHEREAS, The result of these barriers is that persons with
disabilities do not have equal access to society or services,
including education, employment, health care, transportation,
political participation or justice; and
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WHEREAS, The commemoration of "International Day of Persons
with Disabilities" (IDPD) in 2012 provides an opportunity to
address this exclusion by focusing on promoting accessibility
and removing all types of barriers in society; and
WHEREAS, The main theme of IDPD 2012 is "Removing barriers to
create an inclusive and accessible society for all"; therefore
be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate December 3, 2012, as
"International Day of Persons with Disabilities" in
Pennsylvania.
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