[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 7, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 69157-69158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26588]


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 Title 3--
 The President

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                Proclamation 10318 of December 2, 2021

                
International Day of Persons With Disabilities, 
                2021

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Thirty-one years ago, the bipartisan passage of the 
                Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) enshrined our 
                commitment to building a better Nation for all of us. 
                In the years since, we have made profound progress to 
                advance the rights, opportunities, full participation, 
                and economic self-sufficiency of people with 
                disabilities--both here at home and in nations around 
                the world. On the International Day of Persons with 
                Disabilities, we reaffirm the full promise of dignity, 
                equity, and respect due to all disabled people and 
                recognize the work that still remains to fully deliver 
                on that promise.

                I was proud to co-sponsor the ADA as a member of the 
                United States Senate. Today, that law remains a vital 
                source of opportunity and dignity--a defense against 
                discrimination and a path to independence. My 
                Administration continues to build on the legacy of the 
                ADA here at home and lead efforts for disability-
                inclusive democracies around the world. Earlier this 
                year, I signed Executive Orders to recruit and retain a 
                workforce that truly reflects the American people--
                including Americans with disabilities--and to help 
                ensure that people with disabilities can exercise their 
                sacred right to vote on a full and equal basis.

                We know that--both here in America and around the 
                world--women and girls with disabilities are 
                disproportionately impacted by gender inequality. That 
                is why my Administration developed the first-ever 
                National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality, which 
                aims to address discrimination rooted in the nexus of 
                both gender and disability. The American Rescue Plan 
                included landmark support for people with 
                disabilities--including historic funding to expand 
                home- and community-based services under Medicaid, 
                which is enabling more Americans than ever to live 
                safely and independently in their own homes. My 
                Administration's Build Back Better plan will further 
                that commitment by making the most transformative 
                investment in access to home care in 40 years--
                providing life-changing support to people with 
                disabilities and the dedicated workers who help care 
                for them.

                To uphold and advance the human rights of people with 
                disabilities worldwide, I reestablished the role of 
                Special Advisor on International Disability Rights at 
                the Department of State. My Administration will 
                continue to take domestic and international actions to 
                make democracy more accessible around the world. The 
                Summit for Democracy on December 9-10 will affirm that 
                a government of, by, and for the people--including 
                those with disabilities--remains humanity's most 
                enduring means to advance peace, prosperity, and 
                security.

                Today and every day, we reaffirm our commitment to 
                ensuring dignity, equity, and respect for all people 
                with disabilities. As we continue to build back better 
                and address the challenges of the 21st century, we will 
                ensure that we deal everybody in and bring everyone 
                along.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., 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, 
                2021, as International Day of Persons with 
                Disabilities. I call on all Americans to observe this 
                day with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and 
                programs.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                second day of December, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                sixth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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