HR 269 — A Resolution designating the month of July 2025 as "Disability Pride Month" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.    1997

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 269
                                              Session of
                                                2025

     INTRODUCED BY KHAN, FLOOD, HOHENSTEIN, HOGAN, BENHAM, MARCELL,
        PIELLI, HILL-EVANS, McNEILL, T. DAVIS, BRENNAN, WAXMAN,
        VENKAT, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, WEBSTER, SANCHEZ, MAYES, RIVERA,
        MALAGARI, GALLAGHER, D. WILLIAMS, O'MARA AND MENTZER,
        JUNE 23, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC
        DEVELOPMENT, JUNE 23, 2025


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Designating the month of July 2025 as "Disability Pride Month"
 2      in Pennsylvania.
 3      WHEREAS, On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed
 4   the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law; and
 5      WHEREAS, This landmark civil rights statute prohibits
 6   discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived disability
 7   and requires reasonable accommodations in education, employment,
 8   government services and public transportation; and
 9      WHEREAS, Nearly one in four Americans will develop a
10   disability at some point in their lifetime; and
11      WHEREAS, In 2022, 27.7% of adult Pennsylvanians and 33.5% of
12   Pennsylvania veterans reported living with a disability; and
13      WHEREAS, Due to ADA, students with vision impairments have
14   access to assistive reading tools, individuals with hearing loss
15   receive auxiliary aids and services and public facilities
16   provide elevators, ramps and other reasonable accommodations to
 1   improve accessibility; and
 2      WHEREAS, Despite these advances, people with disabilities
 3   continue to encounter discrimination, underemployment and
 4   barriers to full participation in community life; and
 5      WHEREAS, "Disability Pride Month" offers an annual
 6   opportunity to honor the history, achievements, experiences and
 7   ongoing struggles of the disability community while
 8   commemorating ADA's anniversary; and
 9      WHEREAS, Disability Pride was first celebrated in Boston in
10   1990, has been celebrated annually in this Commonwealth for
11   decades, and is observed every July to commemorate the signing
12   of the landmark ADA in July 1990; and
13      WHEREAS, Each July, communities across the United States come
14   together for parades, festivities and advocacy events to observe
15   "Disability Pride Month"; and
16      WHEREAS, To commemorate the 35th anniversary of ADA,
17   Disability Pride celebrations will be held across this
18   Commonwealth, including in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
19   and Williamsport; and
20      WHEREAS, Recognizing "Disability Pride Month" helps reduce
21   the stigma, highlight the contributions of individuals with
22   disabilities and promote a more inclusive Commonwealth; and
23      WHEREAS, It is important for all Pennsylvanians to recognize
24   both the breakthroughs achieved under ADA and the ongoing fight
25   for equality and inclusion; therefore be it
26      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
27   month of July 2025 as "Disability Pride Month" in Pennsylvania.




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