A celebration on Wednesday in Auburn will commemorate the 34th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
ARISE CNY will hold the event at the Equal Rights Heritage Center. Mayor Jimmy Giannettino will read a proclamation followed by a short speech by Sara Douglass, ARISE Manager of Individual Living in Cayuga County, and a march around the Exchange Street Plaza block.
Speaking with Finger Lakes News Radio, Douglass said that while this is the first such celebration happening in Cayuga County, ARISE hopes to turn it into an annual event.
“The ADA affected a lot of change within our communities so this is our way of celebrating the work that we’ve done along the way and continue to do going forward.”
The celebration begins at 10:00a
The ADA, which prohibits discrimination based on disability, was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George HW Bush.
ARISE CNY works in Cayuga, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, and Seneca Counties to promote the full inclusion of those with disabilities in their communities
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