CITY OF FRESNO
Office of Council Vice President Tyler Maxwell
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ JERRY DYER, Honorable Mayor NELSON ESPARZA, Council President
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ TYLER MAXWELL, Council Vice President ESMERALDA SORIA, Councilmember, District 1
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ MIKE KARBASSI, Councilmember, District 2 MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember, District 3
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ LUIS CHAVEZ, Councilmember, District 5 GARRY BREDEFELD, Councilmember, District 6
Is Hereby Presented To:
Resources for Independence Central Valley
WHEREAS, July has been widely recognized as Disability Pride Month to honor the battle fought by people with disabilities to have the Americans with Disabilities Act signed into law on July 26, 1990; and
WHEREAS, The Americans with Disabilities Act established a mandate that protects the fundamental rights of people with disabilities including the right to equal opportunity, economic self-sufficiency, and equitable participation; and
WHEREAS, People with disabilities make up a significant percentage of the Fresno community and whose contributions are valued and welcomed; and
WHEREAS, People with disabilities, are people first, and need to be recognized for who they are and not defined by their disability; and
WHEREAS, Disability Pride month is a time to create visibility, and to highlight the contributions and accomplishments of this resilient community; and
WHEREAS, Resources for Independence Central Valley is a grass roots, cross-disability, and consumer driven organization that has empowered the independence of Fresnans with disabilities since 1976; and
WHEREAS, the partnership between the City of Fresno and Resources for Independence Central Valley, has increased the use of best practices for access and inclusivity for people with disabilities to have the opportunity to work and play.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we the Mayor and Fresno City Council welcome all citizens of the City of Fresno to celebrate and recognize the importance of disability pride, not only in the month of July, but every day and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we, the Mayor and Fresno City Council, do hereby proclaim July 2022 in the City of Fresno as:
Disability Pride Month and the 32nd Anniversary of
the Americans with Disabilities Act
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed the Great Seal of the City of Fresno, California, this 21st day of July of the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-Two.