CRIMINAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE

COMMEMORATION OF ADA AND IDEA

WHEREAS, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990; and

WHEREAS, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was signed into law on December 2, 1975; and

WHEREAS, the ADA has provided America’s 54 million people with disabilities with essential civil rights protections in the areas of employment, transportation, public accommodations, telecommunications and state and local government services; and

WHEREAS, the IDEA has afforded an entire generation of children with disabilities equal access to educational opportunities in the least restrictive environment,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that The U.S. Conference of Mayors commemorates the 10th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 25th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that The U.S. Conference of Mayors supports the purposes and goals of ADA and IDEA, and seeks appropriate and continued funding for each of these landmark acts.