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File #: 20-6269    Version: 1 Name: Joint Proclamation - Americans with Disabilities Act Awareness Day
Type: Awards/Recognition Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/1/2020 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 7/7/2020 Final action: 7/7/2020
Title: : Joint Proclamation - Americans with Disabilities Act Awareness Day
Attachments: 1. Joint Proclamation - Americans with Disabilities Act Awareness Day 2020.pdf

 

Title:

Joint Proclamation - Americans with Disabilities Act Awareness Day

 

Action:

ACTION:

Adopt a joint proclamation declaring July 26, 2020 as Americans with Disabilities Act Awareness Day in Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte

 

 

Commission Contact                     George Dunlap, Chair

 

 

Presentation:                                           No                                          

 

 

BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:

July is considered Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Awareness month nationwide.  President George H. W. Bush signed the ADA into law in 1990 to ensure that individuals with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else.  This year marks the 30th anniversary of the ADA. 

 

PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:

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POLICY IMPACT:

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FISCAL IMPACT:

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