Presidential Document2021-26588
International Day of Persons With Disabilities, 2021
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December 7, 2021
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December 2, 2021
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[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 [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26588]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 86 , No. 232 / Tuesday, December 7, 2021 /
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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.
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