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~erl~[g, the Amerle.,,. with Di, abilities Act was passed by the United
States Congress on July 26, 1990, to prohibit dlserimination
ag~i.,st people with disabilities, and
~l~l~g, the organization known as Evert Conner Rights & Resources
Canter for In&pendant Living wishes to m. ake known to the
general publle the importance of tiffs Act, an&
~[I~:~, people with disabilities - mental, physical or emotional - are
individuals in and of themselves, and need the respect and support
of others ff they are to become independont and sellLsupportlng,
and
~h~t~ea~;, the City Council wishes to express support for the efforts of
the members of the Evert Conner Rights 0 Resources Center for
Indopendent Living.
~oW, tlJ~t:~0trt, I, Susan/q. Horowitz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim J~ly 26, 1995, to be
and ~ge all ~e.nS t.o,..become aware of ~d support ~e. inte¥} of T~.e
Americans w~th Disabilities Act and the Independent Living philosophy
which dictates that p,sons with dlaabilities will take control and manage
their lives.
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
~ [dd, 's 18th day of July, 1995:
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