SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown on Saturday reaffirmed the city’s commitment to honoring people with disabilities.
Mayor Lisa Brown tweeted that the City of Spokane will celebrate Americans with Disabilities Act Awareness Day (ADA) on July 27 with a free Disability Pride multicultural event near the fountain in Riverfront Park. The party begins at 11 a.m. and features live entertainment, a kids’ area, speakers, food, and raffles. This year’s event also features a world marketplace of vendors.
“The City of Spokane is committed to providing the most integrated and least restrictive environment in which people with disabilities and their families can live freely; have equal opportunities for education, employment, effective communication, participation in our community, culture and lifestyle, and participate as active, productive and independent citizens in Spokane, Washington,” Mayor Lisa Brown said in the proclamation.
According to a proclamation issued by the mayor, on behalf of the City of Spokane, I am recognizing July 26 as Americans with Disabilities Act Awareness Day.
July 26 marks the anniversary of when President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, banning discrimination against people with disabilities. The law applies to public places such as workplaces, schools, transportation, and other facilities open to the public.