President and Secretary of State Honor Anniversary of Americans With Disability Act
President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other officials took part in a ceremony honoring the 19th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act:
Secretary Clinton and President Obama at the White House for the 19th Anniv. of the ADA(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
In light of the 19th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, President Obama has instructed Ambassador Susan Rice to sign a United Nations document in New York next week, urging all nations to guarantee equal protection and benefits for the disabled.
“Disability rights aren’t just civil rights to be enforced here at home; they’re universal rights to be recognized and promoted around the world,” President Obama said. “And that’s why I’m proud to announce that next week, the United States of America will join 140 other nations in signing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities — the first new human rights convention of the 21st century.”
To mark the event, President Obama was joined by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to sign a celebratory proclamation.
But even with this and the efforts made on initiatives like the lifting on the ban on stem cell research and the reauthorization of SCHIP, the president says there’s still a lot of work to be done at home to make sure those with disabilities reach their full potential.
“I am not satisfied I am proud of the progress we have made but I am not satisfied — and I know you are not either — until every American with a disability can learn in their local public school in the manner that’s best for them,” President Obama said. “Until they can apply for a job without discrimination and live and work independently in their communities, if that is what they choose, we have got more work to do. As long as we as a people still too easily succumb to casual discrimination or fear of the unfamiliar, we’ve still got more work to do…”
The signing of the proclamation celebrating the 19th Anniv. of the ADA, July 24, 2009
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President Obama and Hillary have certainly had quite a week. I am trying to find a video of this signing.
Hey, your wish is my command- I’m going to add a new post that just has the video!
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