uodsp: ADA 25th Anniversary Activities

[Elizabeth Wheeler]

YES!

On 2015/07/08 12:07, Heidi von Ravensberg wrote:
> All, Please read Eugene's message and let me know by Fri. at 5 if
> you'd like to represent the DSI in the parade. You can also celebrate
> by attending the parade or signing the pledge and/or proclamation.
> Warmest Regards-Heidi hvr at uoregon.edu<mailto:hvr at uoregon.edu>
> 
> From: Eugene Organ [mailto:eorgan at lilaoregon.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 1:47 PM
> To: Heidi von Ravensberg
> Subject:
> 
> July 7, 2015
> 
> Heidi,
> The 25th Anniversary of the ADA is occurring this month.  There are a
> couple of commemorations about which I thought you should know.
> First, the National ADA Networkis gathering signatures on a couple of
> documents.  A Proclimation is available for government entities,
> businesses and groups to sign.  The Network lists signers of the
> Proclimation by state.
> To date only a handful of Oregon entities have signed on to the
> document.  One of the entities is Oregon State University.  Thus far
> the University of Oregon has not been represented by anyone.
> I thought that you might be interested in securing a signature from
> the University or one or more of its departments.  The proclamation
> can be found at adaanniversary.org.
> Secondly, the same website displays a pledge for individuals to sign.
> Again, persons who sign the pledge are listed by state.  Oregon has
> approximately 50 signatures.  If you or any colleagues would like to
> sign the pledge, that could be done irrespective of any proclimations
> that may be forthcoming from University departments or groups.
> Thirdly, we are holding an ADA Anniversary celebration on Saturday,
> July 25 at the Hiliard Center in Amazon Park.  Part of the event will
> be a "parade" through the park.  We are inviting our community
> partners  to march in the parade with a placard that we would provide.
>  If your department and/or student group is interested in
> participating, I invite you to do so.  Please let me know as soon as
> possible of any intention to participate so we can prepare the
> placard(s).
> And of course I would like to invite you to the celebration.  It
> begins at 11:00 a.m. and will end no later than 2:00 pm.  Participants
> in the parade are asked to arrive by 10:30 a.m.
> I hope that you and your department can participate in the ADA
> Anniversary celebration.
> Eugene Organ