The White House Office of the Press Secretary Presidential
Proclamation -- International Day of Persons with Disabilities,
2012 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, 2012 - - -
- - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Americans have always understood that each of us is entitled to
a set of fundamental freedoms and protections under the law, and
that when everyone gets a fair shot at opportunity, all of us do
better. For more than two decades, our country has upheld those
basic promises for persons with disabilities through the
Americans with Disabilities Act -- a sweeping civil rights bill
that moved our Nation forward in the journey to equality for
all. And from making health care more affordable to ensuring new
technologies are accessible, we have continued to build on that
progress, guided by the belief that equal access and equal
opportunity are common principles that unite us as one Nation.
On the 20th International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we
reaffirm that the struggle