PENNSYLVANIA, October 26 - week in October each year to be "National Employ the Physically

Handicapped Week"; and

WHEREAS, In 1954, Congress directed the President's Committee

on National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week to work with

state and local authorities to promote job opportunities for the

physically handicapped; and

WHEREAS, In 1962, the word "physically" was removed to

acknowledge the needs and contributions of individuals with all

types of disabilities; and

WHEREAS, In 1988, Congress expanded the week to a month and

adopted its current name; and

WHEREAS, Thirty-one years after the signing of the Americans

with Disabilities Act, great progress has been made in removing

barriers to employment for those with disabilities, yet further

opportunities for progress exist; and

WHEREAS, The theme for this year, which marks 76 years since

the first observance of "National Employ the Physically

Handicapped Week," is "America's Recovery: Powered by

Inclusion"; and

WHEREAS, The theme was selected by the United States

Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy to

emphasize that people with disabilities have full access to

employment and community involvement during the recovery from

the COVID-19 pandemic; and

WHEREAS, "National Disability Employment Awareness Month"

coincides with the national celebration of "Disability History

Month"; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the month of October 2021

as "National Disability Employment Awareness Month" in

Pennsylvania.

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