>Presidential Proclamation -- International Day of Persons with Disabilities > >The White House > >Office of the Press Secretary > >For Immediate Release December 02, 2011 > >Presidential Proclamation -- International Day of Persons with Disabilities >By the President of the United States of America >A Proclamation > >On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we recommit to ensuring >people living with disabilities enjoy full equality and unhindered >participation in all facets of our national life. We recognize the myriad >contributions that persons with disabilities make at home and abroad, and >we remember that disability rights are universal rights to be recognized >and promoted around the world. > >For decades, America has been a global leader in advancing the rights of >people with disabilities. From the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 >to the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, >which I signed last year, we have striven to bring the American dream and >comprehensive opportunities in education, health care, and employment >within reach for every individual. These actions --made possible only >through the tireless and ongoing efforts of the disability community -- >affirm our commitment to an equitable and just society where every >American can play a part in securing a prosperous future for our Nation. > >To fulfill this promise not only in America, but around the world, my >Administration is putting disability rights at the heart of our Nation's >foreign policy. With leadership from the Department of State and the >United States Agency for International Development, we are collaborating >across governments and in close consultation with the global disability >community to expand access to education, health care, HIV/AIDS prevention >and treatment, and other development programs. In 2009, we signed the >Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which seeks to >ensure persons with disabilities enjoy the same rights and opportunities >as all people. If ratified, the Convention would provide a platform to >encourage other countries to join and implement the Convention, laying a >foundation for enhanced benefits and greater protections for the millions >of Americans with disabilities who spend time abroad. > >We know from the historic struggle for disability rights in the United >States that disability inclusion is an ongoing effort, and many challenges >remain in securing fundamental human rights for all persons with >disabilities around the world. On International Day of Persons with >Disabilities, we press forward, renewing our dedication to embrace >diversity, end discrimination, remove barriers, and uphold the rights, >dignity, and equal opportunity of all people. > >NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of >America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and >the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 3, 2011, as >International Day of Persons with Disabilities. I call on all Americans to >observe this day with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs. >IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of >December, in the year of our Lord two thousand eleven, and of the >Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth. > >BARACK OBAMA >_______________________________________________ >athen-list mailing list >[log in to unmask] >http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Once you choose hope, anything's possible. Christopher Reeve Norman Coombs [log in to unmask] Making Online Teaching Accessible: Inclusive Course Design for Students with Disabilities by Norman Coombs published by Jossey-Bass Oct 10,2010 http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470499044.html --------------------------- Check out EASI New Synchronous Clinics: http://easi.cc/clinic.htm EASI Home Page http://www.rit.edu/~easi Online courses and Clinics http://easi.cc/workshop.htm Check the EASI Library Web http://www.rit.edu/~easi/lib.htm >>> Error in line 8 of AXSLIB-L.MAILTPL: unknown formatting command <<< -> . . . . . . . . . <-