R-1483 - 08/11/2015 - AGREEMENTS - Resolutions RESOLUTION-2015-ADA-R-1483
A RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE PASSAGE OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
WHEREAS, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law on July 26, 1990 by
President George H. W. Bush; and
WHEREAS, nearly 1 in 5 residents of the United States have a disability; and
WHEREAS, in enacting the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Congress recognized that
persons with disabilities have a history of being subjected to unequal treatment, and that the nation's
goals regarding individuals with disabilities are to assure equality of opportunity, full participation,
independent living, and economic self sufficiency; and
WHEREAS, the ADA has expanded opportunities for Americans with disabilities by reducing
barriers and changing perceptions, and increasing full inclusion in community life; and
WHEREAS, despite the great strides that people with disabilities have made as a result of the
Americans with Disabilities Act, barriers remain.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of
Oak Brook that the most effective way in which to celebrate this milestone 25-year anniversary of the
Americans with Disability Act is to reaffirm our opposition to discrimination based on disability and to
strive to promote full implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT we encourage the reduction of stigma and discrimination
against people with disabilities through education and training and we support the pursuit of programs to
ensure that the spirit and founding provisions of the Ame*ricans with Disabilities Act are maintained,
implemented, and enforced. `
APPROVED THIS 11th day of August, 2015 )
Gopal G. Lalmalani
Village President
PASSED THIS 11th day of August, 2015
Ayes: Trustees Adler, Manzo, Moy, Tiesenga, Yusuf
Nays: None
Absent: Trustee Baar
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r Charlotte K. Pruss
Village Clerk
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