Join the ADA 20th Anniversary Celebration by Signing the "Spirit of the ADA" Pledge!
By Guest Blogger Andrew J. Imparato, President and CEO, American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
In this year when our country celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) has partnered with the White House and the Ad Council to launch a series of television and radio public service announcements (PSAs) featuring President Obama.
The PSAs celebrate the progress we’ve made since the ADA was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1990, and also remind people that we have an opportunity to build on this progress and take additional steps to ensure that all Americans with disabilities are included in every aspect of society.
What we’re asking you to do is simple.
We want you to take the Spirit of the ADA Pledge and promise to work in your community to talk to leadership in your workplace, your schools and your places of worship to make sure you have made a commitment to the inclusion of people with disabilities, and we want you to pledge to make the necessary accommodations and improvements to ensure accessibility for all people with disabilities.
Once you take the pledge, put it into practice in your community. You can help to make sure people with disabilities of all ages feel welcomed and valued, and you can build on the progress that we hace experienced in the 20 years since the ADA was enacted.
To take the pledge, please visit www.aapd.com/ADApledge.
The text of the pledge is as follows:
“I recognize I have a personal responsibility to help my community and organizations I’m a part of live up to the Spirit of the ADA.
I pledge to engage with leadership in my workplace, at my place of worship or my child’s school and encourage them to take steps to examine and reaffirm our organizational commitment to identify and remove barriers to full participation for workers, members and students with disabilities.
I pledge to help change attitudes and educate family members and friends about that the ADA truly means, and how it positively affects everyone.
I pledge to make sure I do my part to help create a society where the full participation and self-determination of people with disabilities is encouraged, and people with disabilities are able to pursue meaningful careers, live independently and participate fully in all aspects of society.”
Thank you!
I have a question:
Why is the Obama TV commercial running now about the 20th anniversary of ADA NOT Closed Captioned?
Posted by: Rosanne T. | August 19, 2010 at 12:23 PM