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City of San Leandro Meeting Date: July 18, 2022 Presentation Agenda Section:File Number:22-239 RECOGNITIONS Agenda Number:3.b. TO:City Council FROM:Fran Robustelli City Manager BY:City Council FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable TITLE:Proclaiming July 26, 2022 as Disability Independence Day in San Leandro July 26, 2022, as Disability Independence Day WHEREAS, National Disability Independence Day commemorates the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990. The ADA protects people with disabilities from employment discrimination and provides them with access to goods, services, and communications; and WHEREAS, the law broke down common barriers faced by individuals with disabilities including widening narrow doors and small bathroom stalls for wheelchair accessibility and adding braille signs and crosswalks for the vision impaired; and WHEREAS, the Americans with Disabilities Act motivated designers to enhance technology by removing barriers that restrict a person’s ability to access legal or health information; and WHEREAS, we encourage all employers to consider how accessible their business is to people with disabilities and make improvements where needed; and WHEREAS,.the ADA empowers people with disabilities to stand up for their rights and to give shout outs to accessible businesses and organizations.by using#DisabilityIndependenceDay on social media. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Pauline Russo Cutter, Mayor of the City of San Leandro hereby proclaim July 26, 2022, as National Disability Independence Day and call upon our residents, , public and private institutions, businesses, and schools to affirm the principals of equality and inclusion for persons with disabilities, to celebrate the freedom the ADA inspires with forward thinking design and technology, and to bring forth the promise of hope and freedom that is envisioned by the passage of the ADA. Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/13/2022