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WHEREAS: For the past 25 years,the Americans with Disabilities Act has focused on ending <br /> discrimination against individuals with disabilities and promote full integration and participation in <br /> society; and <br /> WHEREAS:Approximately 20 percent of Americans have a disability as defined by the Americans with <br /> Disabilities Act, a number projected to increase as our society ages; and <br /> WHEREAS:As a direct passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, an increased number of children <br /> and adults with disabilities are living, playing, working and shopping alongside their neighbors; and <br /> WHEREAS: Roseville is becoming inclusive and free of physical, communication and social barriers; and <br /> WHEREAS: State and local government services are continually improving and providing increasingly <br /> accessible services and programs to Minnesotans with disabilities; and <br /> WHEREAS: State and local governments, including Roseville, are beginning to understand the <br /> importance and reverence of providing accessible digital information and electronic services to <br /> Minnesotans with disabilities; and <br /> WHEREAS: On the_anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, we celebrate and recognize <br /> the progress that has been made, we acknowledge challenges still exist on our horizon, and we reaffirm <br /> our commitment to full equity and inclusion for all. <br /> NOW,THEREFORE, I, (Mayor), Mayor of Roseville, do hereby proclaim July 26, (year) <br /> as: <br /> THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT <br /> In the City of Roseville. <br />