>Presidential Proclamation -- International Day of Persons with Disabilities
>
>The White House
>
>Office of the Press Secretary
>
>For Immediate Release December 02, 2011
>
>Presidential Proclamation -- International Day of Persons with Disabilities
>By the President of the United States of America
>A Proclamation
>
>On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we recommit to ensuring
>people living with disabilities enjoy full equality and unhindered
>participation in all facets of our national life. We recognize the myriad
>contributions that persons with disabilities make at home and abroad, and
>we remember that disability rights are universal rights to be recognized
>and promoted around the world.
>
>For decades, America has been a global leader in advancing the rights of
>people with disabilities. From the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
>to the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act,
>which I signed last year, we have striven to bring the American dream and
>comprehensive opportunities in education, health care, and employment
>within reach for every individual. These actions --made possible only
>through the tireless and ongoing efforts of the disability community --
>affirm our commitment to an equitable and just society where every
>American can play a part in securing a prosperous future for our Nation.
>
>To fulfill this promise not only in America, but around the world, my
>Administration is putting disability rights at the heart of our Nation's
>foreign policy. With leadership from the Department of State and the
>United States Agency for International Development, we are collaborating
>across governments and in close consultation with the global disability
>community to expand access to education, health care, HIV/AIDS prevention
>and treatment, and other development programs. In 2009, we signed the
>Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which seeks to
>ensure persons with disabilities enjoy the same rights and opportunities
>as all people. If ratified, the Convention would provide a platform to
>encourage other countries to join and implement the Convention, laying a
>foundation for enhanced benefits and greater protections for the millions
>of Americans with disabilities who spend time abroad.
>
>We know from the historic struggle for disability rights in the United
>States that disability inclusion is an ongoing effort, and many challenges
>remain in securing fundamental human rights for all persons with
>disabilities around the world. On International Day of Persons with
>Disabilities, we press forward, renewing our dedication to embrace
>diversity, end discrimination, remove barriers, and uphold the rights,
>dignity, and equal opportunity of all people.
>
>NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of
>America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
>the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 3, 2011, as
>International Day of Persons with Disabilities. I call on all Americans to
>observe this day with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.
>IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of
>December, in the year of our Lord two thousand eleven, and of the
>Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.
>
>BARACK OBAMA
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