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Regular Council
STAFF MEMO -D
Meeting: Regular Council -Oct 13 2022
Staff Contact: Mayor Molly Young Department: Council
Proclamation Proclaiming October as Disability Awareness Month
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Disability Employment Awareness Month
WHEREAS, in 1988, Congress declared the month of October as National Disability Employment
Awareness Month to recognize the contributions made by individuals with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, a diverse workforce creates opportunity for growth and helps toward building a stronger
economy for our city; and
WHEREAS, our residents with disabilities deserve the right to live independently, enjoy self-
determination and be treated equally in the workplace; and
WHEREAS, The Able Trust, also known as the Florida Endowment Foundation for Vocational
Rehabilitation, has worked with employers and community organizations throughout the state to
enable thousands of Florida's citizens with disabilities to enter the workforce; and
WHEREAS, Florida's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and Division of Blind Services within the
Department of Education, assists people with disabilities so they may become employed; and
WHEREAS, these organizations have an overwhelming impact on the lives of many of Florida's citizens
with disabilities by offering services including job placement assistance, training, support services, and
job coaching; and
WHEREAS, The Village of Tequesta provides successful jobs for individuals with intellectual and
developmental disabilities with the goal of inclusion, acceptance and opportunity for all.
WHEREAS, The Village of Tequesta joins the rest of the Florida in recognizing the contributions of the
2.8 million Floridians with disabilities by celebrating October 2022 as Disability Employment Awareness
Month.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Molly Young, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the Village of
Tequesta, Florida, hereby proclaim October 2022 as
Disability Employment Awareness Month
a month of special importance and worthy of the recognition of the citizens of the Village of Tequesta.
In Witness Whereof, we have set our hand and caused to be affixed the sea! of the Village of Tequesta this 13th
day of October, 2022.