[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 129 (Tuesday, July 30, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1017-E1018]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING THE CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING DISABILITY RESOURCE 
                  CENTER FOR THEIR INVALUABLE SERVICE

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                            HON. MATT GAETZ

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 30, 2019

  Mr. GAETZ. Madam Speaker, today I rise to recognize the Center for 
Independent Living Disability Resource Center (CILDRC). That is 
committed as epitomized in their mission statement, ``to assist 
individuals with disabilities achieve their goals of independence''.
  The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), passed July 26, 1990, put 
into law the ideal that Americans with disabilities should not be 
discriminated against when going about their daily life. This includes, 
equal employment, opportunity, public building access areas, and

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other accommodating services. Expanding upon these, CILDRC assists 
those with disabilities in asserting their freedoms to become 
independent.
  The CILDRC assists, both, our communities and individuals with 
disabilities by offering work experience programs to receive the 
knowledge required to go into the workforce and to contribute to 
businesses and organizations across Northwest Florida.
  This year is the 29th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities 
Act. The CILDRC luncheon is celebrating the importance of the ADA and 
reaffirms that the ADA is vital in protecting those in our communities 
with disabilities.
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress, I am 
privileged to congratulate the Center for Independent Living Disability 
Resource Center (CILDRC) on their efforts to make an impact with and on 
behalf of people with disabilities in our communities.

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