[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 19, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 48615-48616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23440]




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The President





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Proclamation 6824--National Rehabilitation Week, 1995



Executive Order 12971--Amendment to Executive Order No. 12425



Proclamation 6825--Citizenship Day and Constitution Week, 1995



Notice of September 18, 1995--Continuation of Emergency With Respect to 
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                Proclamation 6824 of September 15, 1995

                
National Rehabilitation Week, 1995

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                National Rehabilitation Week offers us a unique 
                opportunity each year to measure our progress on the 
                long road to creating a totally accessible society in 
                America. This year, as we also mark the 5th anniversary 
                of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 75th 
                anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1920, we can 
                look back with satisfaction on the tremendous advances 
                we have made on our journey.

                Because of the passage and implementation of these 
                landmark pieces of legislation, millions of Americans 
                with disabilities have received the training and skills 
                to become competitive and productive employees. Working 
                Americans who became disabled in mid-life have received 
                the help they need to adapt to their changed 
                circumstances and to resume their contributions to our 
                society. Today, employers across the Nation are working 
                closely with State rehabilitation agencies to ensure 
                that men and women with disabilities are trained to 
                succeed at the jobs of tomorrow.

                Thanks largely to the efforts of people with 
                disabilities, America has come a long way from the time 
                when these citizens were kept out of sight and out of 
                mind. Today, our Nation's disability policies emphasize 
                inclusion, independence, and empowerment. Our laws 
                declare that Americans with disabilities have a 
                fundamental right to full equality--and are entitled to 
                the same choices and opportunities as their fellow 
                citizens who are not disabled.

                But we still have a long way to travel before we reach 
                our goal of full equality in fact as well as in law. 
                Today, two-thirds of all persons with disabilities 
                remain unemployed, although many of them already have 
                received appropriate training and rehabilitative 
                services. And even more distressing, millions of these 
                individuals would find it difficult to work if a job 
                were offered to them simply because our society has not 
                instituted the changes needed to help them perform 
                their work responsibilities.

                People with disabilities want to work, and it is vital 
                that we offer them the means to gain full employment. 
                Not only is this the right thing to do, it is the 
                prudent thing as well. If America is to continue to 
                succeed in our rapidly changing global economy, we 
                cannot afford to waste the talents, knowledge, vision, 
                or abilities of a single individual.

                Let us celebrate National Rehabilitation Week by 
                rededicating ourselves to the spirit of equality. As we 
                move toward the era of hope and opportunity promised by 
                the 21st century, we must guarantee that every American 
                has a share in that hope and ensure that the doors of 
                opportunity are open to all. By empowering each person, 
                including those with disabilities, to live up to his or 
                her full potential, we will infuse our Nation with 
                fresh energy for the challenges before us.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim September 17 through 
                September 23, 1995, as ``National Rehabilitation 
                Week.'' I call upon the people of the United States, 
                including government officials, employers, edu

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                cators, and volunteers, to observe this week with appropriate programs, 
                ceremonies, and activities honoring all those who work 
                for self-determination, equal treatment, and full 
                participation.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fifteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord 
                nineteen hundred and ninety-five, and of the 
                Independence of the United States of America the two 
                hundred and twentieth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

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