PRINTER'S NO. 1593
No. 150 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY BELARDI, DeWEESE, STABACK, GEORGE, PETRONE, SURRA,
EVANS, COY, SERAFINI, M. COHEN, NAILOR, CORRIGAN, PIPPY,
ROSS, LYNCH, GEIST, HENNESSEY, DONATUCCI, THOMAS, B. SMITH,
MASLAND, RAYMOND, CAPPABIANCA, BEBKO-JONES, READSHAW,
McNAUGHTON, GIGLIOTTI, FICHTER, SAINATO, PESCI, ORIE,
FAIRCHILD, DEMPSEY, HARHAI, HUTCHINSON, ARGALL, RUBLEY,
LUCYK, SAYLOR, SATHER, BELFANTI, SOLOBAY, TIGUE, LEH,
O'BRIEN, SANTONI, MANDERINO, McILHATTAN, ROBERTS, HERSHEY,
SEYFERT, JAMES, MARKOSEK, McCALL, STURLA, COLAFELLA, MAJOR,
TRAVAGLIO, CLARK, DRUCE, ADOLPH, MELIO, HORSEY, MYERS,
SHANER, MUNDY, PLATTS, MANN, BARD, WOJNAROSKI, JOSEPHS,
SCRIMENTI, S. MILLER, ROONEY, WALKO, FORCIER, RUFFING,
HERMAN, BATTISTO, E. Z. TAYLOR, LAUGHLIN, DeLUCA, BARRAR,
GRUCELA, BAKER, CIVERA, STEELMAN, SEMMEL, SCHRODER,
CALTAGIRONE, KIRKLAND, PETRARCA, WILT, TRUE, COSTA, DALLY,
L. I. COHEN, CURRY, RAMOS, MAHER, WILLIAMS, WASHINGTON,
YUDICHAK AND BROWNE, APRIL 21, 1999
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 21, 1999
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating May 7, 1999, as "Barrier Awareness Day" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Four out of five Americans will experience some form
4 of disability during their lifetimes, and there are currently 37
5 million Americans with disabilities; and
6 WHEREAS, The financial and physical barriers can be overcome,
7 but individuals with disabilities are emotionally and culturally
8 blocked as surely and permanently as indifference will permit;
9 and
10 WHEREAS, There are no cures for many disabilities; and
1 WHEREAS, No one can really understand the full implication of
2 living with a disability unless he or she has experienced that
3 disability personally; and
4 WHEREAS, A pill has not been developed to dull the hurts and
5 injustices inflicted upon individuals with disabilities due to a
6 lack of understanding; and
7 WHEREAS, The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
8 (Public Law 101-336, 104 Stat. 327) represents a wealth of
9 opportunities for people with disabilities in the areas of
10 public accommodations, employment, transportation and
11 telecommunication; therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate May 7,
13 1999, as "Barrier Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
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