81-6447R91
RESOLUTION NO. 6447
RESOLUTION RELATING TO BUSINESS PLACE
ACCESSIBILITY BY HANDICAPPED. PERSONS
WHEREAS, 1981 has been declared as the International Year
of Disabled Persons, and
WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota is one of seven states in
the country recognized as a leader in providing services and
opportunities to disabled persons, and
WHEREAS, the Richfield Human Rights Commission realizes the.
importance of increasing public. awareness and sensitivity to the
need for eliminating barriers to employment, education, housing,
public. service and public accommodations for the. disabled, and
WHEREAS, in support of the International Year of Disabled
Persons the Richfield Human Rights Commission has begun a program
to make business establishments more aware of changes that could
be made to make the establishments more accessible to handicapped
persons.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Richfield that we hereby support this program and the
observance of 1981 as the International Year of Disabled
Persons and urge the support of all persons in providing .business
accessiblity to handicapped persons.
Done at the City of Richfield this 22nd day of June, ~1.
J . Pr i'PjlS~~"" Mayor
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