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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Anna McEnery, Public Health
DATE: October 19, 2015
SUBJECT: PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming October 2015 as Disability
Employment Month
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Anna McEnery at the Jefferson County Public Health Department has requested approval of the proclamation
proclaiming October, 2015 as Disability Employment Month.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Proclamation re: Proclaiming October, 2015 as Disability Employment Month.
REVIEW BY:
Morley, Adminis or
Date
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act was intended to guarantee the civil rights of
persons with disabilities including equal opportunities for employment; equal access to government services,
programs and activities; and, equal access to places of public accommodations; and
WHEREAS, disabilities know no boundaries and affect people of all races, religions, ages, cultures,
economic groups, and educational levels; and
WHEREAS, disabilities affect more than 5,130 people five years of age and older who live in
Jefferson County (or, more than 19% of the population) including sensory, physical, mental and cognitive
disabilities; and,
WHEREAS, in Jefferson County residents with disabilities are unemployed at least twice the rate of
non - disabled residents; and,
WHEREAS, in Jefferson County 40% to 45% students with disabilities who graduate are
unemployed; and
WHEREAS, reducing physical barriers can often be easily achieved, while changing misperceptions
and rejecting stereotypes can create the greatest opportunities for all, including those with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, reducing barriers to participation for persons with disabilities requires cooperative,
sustained and consistent effort, and is the responsibility of the entire community including the economic,
governmental, educational, health care, criminal justice, religious and social welfare infrastructure, to ensure
that people with disabilities can participate fully in the workplace and all aspects of community life; and
WHEREAS, Jefferson County recognizes the demonstrated benefits of a diverse workforce and the
valuable contributions of people with disabilities in the workplace;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Jefferson County Commissioners hereby proclaim October as
DIS"ILITYEMPLOYMEIVT MONTH
And ask everyone to participate in efforts to recognize the serious impact that physical and attitudinal barriers
create to full community participation for persons with disabilities; to work to eliminate these barriers to
participation; to join in efforts to increase the accessibility of Jefferson County for persons with disabilities;
and urge all citizens to join in observing this occasion.
PROCLAIMED this 19t' day of October, 2015.
SEAL:
ATTEST:
Carolyn Avery,
Deputy Clerk of the Board
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
David Sullivan, Chairman
Phil Johnson, Member
Kathleen Kler, Member