[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 11, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 53097-53098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25408]




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Part V





The President





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Proclamation 6832--National Disability Employment Awareness Month, 1995

Proclamation 6833--National Children's Day, 1995
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                Proclamation 6832 of October 6, 1995

                
National Disability Employment Awareness Month, 
                1995

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                ``The strongest bond . . . outside of the family 
                relation, should be one uniting all working people, of 
                all nations, and tongues, and kindreds.'' Although 
                written more than a century ago, Abraham Lincoln's 
                words continue to express the ability of common purpose 
                to transcend boundaries. As our Nation prepares for a 
                new century and faces the demands of an increasingly 
                global marketplace, this idea is more important than 
                ever. We are called upon to value every citizen's 
                unique gifts and to encourage all people to participate 
                in moving our Nation forward.

                America's employees with disabilities have long been a 
                part of this effort, distinguishing themselves in 
                virtually every occupation and profession. Indeed, 
                study after study has shown that workers with 
                disabilities perform as well as, or better than, other 
                members of the labor force on every factor measured. 
                The typical cost of accommodating a person with a 
                disability on the job is only $200, and this investment 
                is amply repaid--wage earners with disabilities 
                increase productivity and tax revenue, become consumers 
                of goods and services, and reduce the burden on 
                government welfare and entitlement programs.

                Yet despite their many contributions and successes, 
                individuals with disabilities remain underrepresented 
                in our Nation's work force. Fully two-thirds of all 
                Americans of working age with severe disabilities are 
                unemployed, though research indicates that two-thirds 
                of that number want to work. We cannot allow this 
                situation to continue, but must unite in a concerted 
                effort to ensure that all people with disabilities have 
                the opportunity to be integral, productive members of 
                our society. Together, our Nation's employers and 
                citizens with disabilities can form an unbeatable team 
                equipped to advance an interest vital to our country--a 
                sound and growing economy.

                To recognize the tremendous potential of individuals 
                with disabilities and to encourage all Americans to 
                work toward their integration and full inclusion in the 
                work force, the Congress, by joint resolution, approved 
                August 11, 1945, as amended (36 U.S.C. 155), has 
                designated October of each year as ``National 
                Disability Employment Awareness Month.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 
                1995 as National Disability Employment Awareness Month. 
                I call upon government officials, educators, and the 
                people of the United States to observe this month with 
                appropriate programs and activities that reaffirm our 
                determination to fulfill both the letter and the spirit 
                of the Americans with Disabilities Act. 

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                sixth day of October, 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.

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