Proclamation - City Council - 7/14/2020 - Americans with Disabilities Act Awareness DayJason Pierce
Mayor
City of Eaale
P.O. Box 1520
Eagle, Idaho 83616
208-939-6813
Council Members:
Charlie Baun
Miranda Gold
Brad Pike
Kenny Pittman
A Proclamation of Recommitment to Full Implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
WHEREAS, some 57 million Americans have disabilities which have caused many to undergo the indignities of
discrimination; and
WHEREAS, some 304,000 Idahoans have disabilities which have also caused many to undergo indignities of
discrimination; and
WHEREAS, on July 1, 1988, the Idaho Human Rights Act was amended to prohibit employment discrimination
against individuals with disabilities; and on July 26, 1990, President George H. Bush signed into law the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure the civil rights of people with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, it is the purpose of this Act to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the
elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities in the areas of education, employment,
government services, places of public accommodation, commercial facilities, and other vital areas of society; and
WHEREAS, it is also the purpose of this Act to provide clear, strong, consistent, enforceable standards addressing
discrimination against individuals with disabilities, and
WHEREAS, the ADA has expanded opportunities for Americans with disabilities by reducing barriers and
changing perceptions, and promoted full participation in community life; and
WHEREAS, despite progress over the past 30 years, people with disabilities still have higher poverty rates and
lower employment and educational outcomes than those without disabilities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Eagle is committed to providing the most integrated, least restrictive environments for
people with disabilities and their families to live in freedom and enjoy the promise of education, employment,
effective communication, participation in their communities, culture, way of life, and to have an equal opportunity
to participate as active, productive and independent citizens in Eagle; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and appropriate to recognize this date and to heighten public awareness of the 30th
anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jason Pierce, Mayor of City of Eagle, do hereby proclaim July 26, 2020 in the
City of Eagle to be
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AWARENESS DAY
And do hereby reaffirm that the full promise of the ADA will only be reached if the City of Eagle remains
committed in our efforts to fully implement the ADA, and that the City of Eagle celebrates and recognizes the
progress that has been made to fulfill the promise of the ADA.
Jason Pierce, Mayor