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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, On July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities 
3Act was signed into law; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Nearly one in five people have a disability in the 
5United States; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Disabilities can be considerably varied; they can 
7be physical, cognitive, intellectual, mental, sensory, or 
8developmental; they can be present at birth or occur during a 
9person's lifetime; they can also be permanent or temporary; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, An intellectual disability may mean difficulty 
11communicating, learning, and retaining information; they 
12include Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, Prader-Willi 
13syndrome, and developmental delays; and
 
14    WHEREAS, A physical disability may affect, either 
15temporarily or permanently, a person's physical capacity and 
16mobility; they include multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, 
17spina bifida, brain or spinal cord injury, epilepsy, and 
18muscular dystrophy; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Sensory disabilities affect one or more senses; 
20sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste, or spatial awareness; they 
 
 
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1include autism, blindness, and hearing loss; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, A mental illness affects a person's thinking, 
3emotional state and behaviors; they include bipolar disorder, 
4depression, schizophrenia, and eating disorders; therefore, be 
5it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
7HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
8declare October of 2017 as Disability Awareness Month in the 
9State of Illinois in order to bring attention to the conditions 
10from which so many Americans suffer, and we recognize the work 
11being done by disability advocates; and be it further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to the Illinois Disability Association.