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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 25th anniversary of the signing of the historic |
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Americans with Disabilities Act is being commemorated with a |
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nationwide Legacy Tour, and Texans are joining in on the |
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celebration as the exhibition visits Austin March 1-4, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Launched in Houston in July 2014, this yearlong tour |
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is helping to raise awareness of the landmark civil rights |
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legislation through its Road to Freedom bus, which features a |
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four-panel display on the history of self-advocacy, courtesy of the |
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Museum of disABILITY History, and an information exhibit with |
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literature on both the ADA and the ADA Legacy Project, as well as |
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workshops, artifacts, and other programming provided by local |
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hosts; and |
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WHEREAS, The tour bus will visit numerous locations while in |
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Austin, including Disability Rights Texas, the Jewish Community |
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Center, Stephen F. Austin High School, Pease Elementary School, the |
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Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center, and the Capital MetroRail |
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Crestview Station; on March 3, the project will be on view at the |
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State Capitol and the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, where |
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special tribute will be paid to Texas Trailblazers--citizens |
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instrumental in the creation, passage, and advancement of the |
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ADA--in the Austin Room; and |
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WHEREAS, An inestimable safeguard of civil rights, the |
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Americans with Disabilities Act has opened the door to opportunity |
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and achievement for millions of people, and the law's profound |
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impact is indeed deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Americans with Disabilities Act Legacy |
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Tour and extend best wishes to the project's organizers and |
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sponsors. |