Authorizing City of South Bend to enter into a Joint Commission to be known as the Disability Rights Commission

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DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION u... •� :.. _ul_.�.. (a) St. Joseph County and the cities of South Bend and Mishawaka have agreed to establish a Disability Rights Commission for the following purposes: (1) To promote the full integration of persons with disabilities into all areas of economic, political and community life; (2) To promote equal opportunity in employment and access to public accommodations, to eliminate discriminatory practices in employment and public accommodations on the basis of disability, and to support the federal policies of equal opportunity in education and housing; (3) To eliminate barriers to full integration and discriminatory practices against persons with disabilities, and to encourage participation by such persons so that the community is not deprived of their talents, skills and knowledge; and (4) To utilizing all appropriate resources at its disposal, and to coordinating efforts with persons with disabilities toward the goal of removing barriers to full integration and the elimination of discriminatory practices; and (b) This Commission shall address the needs and concerns of a wide variety of disabled persons, including but not limited to, those with physical, mental and sensory disabilities. It also shall address the needs and concerns of parents and /or guardians of disabled children. 0010 F907V 1u F&SWE E 0 OLD 10 r _ 5-511 a 1W (a) The Commission shall consist of thirteen members who are residents of St. Joseph County, at least (18) years of age, and who are representative of all disability groups within the community. (b) The thirteen members shall be appointed as follows: (1) The Mayors of the Cities of Mishawaka and South Bend shall appoint three (3) residents, to serve as members of the Commission. At least one (1) of the appointees shall have a disability. One appointee may be an individual with a disabled family member or be employed by a handicapped services provider. One appointee shall be from their respective government unit. The Mayors may