[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4766]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH

  (Mr. McKINLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McKINLEY. Mr. Speaker, March is National Developmental 
Disabilities Awareness Month. Every year at this time we all bring 
attention and understanding to the needs and the potential of people 
with developmental disabilities.
  As an individual with a hearing disability and a grandfather of a 
child who has CHARGE syndrome, I am very familiar with the hardships of 
overcoming these disabilities.
  We must all think of ways that would be more inclusive, respectful 
for our communities, schools, and our workforce.
  Interning for us in our Washington office we are fortunate to have a 
young woman who happens to have Down syndrome. She is also attending a 
local university. We look forward to those days we have her in our 
office. Her cheery disposition and her work ethic is infectious.
  I encourage everyone to engage with people in our communities who 
have developmental disabilities and recognize their talents and 
abilities that will make this a better Nation.

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