https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=2365984&GUID=F34130D6-54EE-4FB5-9F72-943FB0B773F4Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=2365984&GUID=F34130D6-54EE-4FB5-9F72-943FB0B773F4F34130D6-54EE-4FB5-9F72-943FB0B773F4-2015-07-01-16-40-38Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION HONORING THE 25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) WHEREAS, on July 26, 1990, our nation committed itself to the elimination of discrimination against people with disabilities through the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); and WHEREAS, in 1986, the National Council on Disability (NCD) recommended enactment of an Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA), and drafted the first version of the bill which was introduced in the House and Senate in 1988; and WHEREAS, after the spectacular Senate vote of 76 to 8 on September 7,1989, the Bill went to the House where it was considered by an unprecedented four Committees and later approved and signed as a law; and WHEREAS, the ADA began with the establishment of the independent living movement, which challenged the notion that people with disabilities needed to be institutionalized, and which fought for and provided services for people with disabilities to live in the community; and WHEREAS, the hard work and the coalescing of lawyers and advocates, top level negotiators andWed, 01 Jul 2015 16:40:38 GMT