HomeMy WebLinkAboutDeclaring Month of March 2005 Disability Awareness Month & Commending the Legal Services of Goodwill Industries for the many Programs and Services for People with DisabilitiesAttest:
RESOLUTION
3428 -05
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
March 14,
05
20_.
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
March 15, 20 05
Approved and signed by me
City Clerk
President of Common Council
City Clerk
2005 .
RESOLUTION NO. 3 H dS
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
DECLARING THE MONTH OF MARCH 2005 AS DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH AND
COMMENDING THE LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM OF NORTHERN INDIANA, INC., GOODWILL
MUSTRIES OF MICHIANA, INC., VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES AND THE IU SOUTH
BEND OFFICE OF DISABLED STUDENT SERVICES FOR THEIR MANY
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Wegwaa, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, notes that the Americans With
Disabilities Act of 1990 has provided a federal mandate for the "elimination of discrimination against
individuals with disabilities; and
Offl&meu, the Common Council would like to highlight and thank four (4) local entities who are
working each day in our community to assist people with disabilities, namely the Legal Services Program
of Northern Indiana, Inc., Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc., Vocational Rehabilitation Services,
and the IU South Bend Office of Disabled Student Services; and
!'llAew,mb, the Council notes that Legal Services Program of Northern Indiana, Inc. provides
services for the elderly, neighborhood mediation, and many other legal services in Elkhart, Jasper,
Kosciusko, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Noble, Pulaski, Starke and St. Joseph Counties; and
ff lcixnao, the Council notes that Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc. has provided a full range of
employment services for individuals with disabilities since 1975, and are dedicated to providing training and
support so that such individuals may realize their dreams; and
i /n ,aa, the Council notes that the Vocational Rehabilitation Services for Area 4 of the Indiana
Family and Social Services Administration focus on community-based services which include health care
and community living support for the developmentally disabled, while providing vocational rehabilitation for
the blind, deaf and hard -of- hearing; and
1zPixnae, the Council notes that the IU South Bend Office of Disabled Student Services delivers a
full range of support services to students with disabilities, providing equal access to the education process
with such services including oral interpreters, Braille transcription, alternative testing & mobility assistance.
vYoa, C�/�ieixP��xe, /se eZ xaaoAwul, by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as
follows:
Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council
hereby declares the month of March, 2005 as Disability Awareness Month.
Section II. The South Bend Common Council publicly honors and thanks the following entities for
their many contributions in assisting the disabled in our community, namely: the Legal Services Program of
Northern Indiana, Inc., Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc., Vocational Rehabilitation Services, and
the IU South Bend Office of Disabled Student Services.
Section III . ,This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the
T Qr� .o.3QMayor. /&I,," �i /
Derek D. Dieter, 15� District ErvAnKuya, ` istri g
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Kelly,
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;11 , ' DW6( Karon L. White, At Large /
Varner, 5' District
KathleenCekanski- Farrand,Council Atto ey
John o de, City Clerk PRESENTED 3_�4 -aS Stephen J. Lue6V6, Mayor of South Bend
NOT APPROVED
ADOPTED