SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane’s Mayor, Lisa Brown, has reaffirmed The City of Spokane’s effort to recognize those on Saturday.
Mayor Lisa Brown tweeted that the City of Spokane will celebrate Americans with Disabilities Act Awareness Day (ADA) on July 27 with a free Disability Pride Multicultural Event at the Riverfront Park by the fountain. The party started at 11 a.m. and offered live entertainment, a kid’s area, speakers, food, and a raffle. This year, the event hosted a World Market of vendors.
“The City of Spokane is committed to providing the most integrated, least restrictive environments for people with disabilities and their families to live in freedom, and enjoy the promise of education, employment, effective communication, participation in their communities, culture, way of life and to have an equal opportunity to participate as active, productive, and independent citizens in Spokane, Washington,” said Mayor Lisa Brown in her Proclamation.
According to the Proclamation made by the mayor, on behalf of The City of Spokane, recognizes July 26 as Americans with Disabilities Act Awareness Day.
July 26 is the anniversary of President George H.W. Bush signing into law the Americans with Disabilities Act that prohibited discrimination against individuals who have disabilities in 1990. This law applies to public settings like jobs, schools, transportation and other establishments that are open to the general public.
