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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Wright, Jennifer (OFB-FK) [mailto:JenniferN.Wright@ky.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 29, 2015 11:01 AM<br><b>To:</b> Flanagan, Allison A (OFB-FK); Cabe, Becky (OFB-FK); Carla Ruschival; Carla Webster; Cathy Jackson; Chelsey Keesy; McNabb, Cora L (OFB-FK); David Lawson; Deb Lewis ; Dennis Franklin ; George Stokes ; Jennifer Hall (Jennifer.hall@tds.net); Kevin Shurn ; Laura Yates; Shirley, Patrick B (Education Cabinet); Rhonda Skidmore ; Fricano, Scott D (OFB-FK); Sharon Fields (Home) (sharon.fields1@outlook.com); Shirley Stivers (sstivers77@gmail.com); Shirley Stivers (Work); Deeley, Stephen P (OFB-LV); Susan Ament (BGCB); Theresa Thomas ; Hammons, Twyla S (OFB-SS); WFD DFB Users<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: Gov. Beshear celebrates 25 years of the ADA<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Below is the press release about the Governor’s signing of the proclamation concerning the 25<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of the ADA. Attached is a photo of the Governor’s signing of the proclamation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'>Kentucky</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'> <b>Education and Workforce Development Cabinet</b> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><h4 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></h4><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>NEWS RELEASE</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h4 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='color:black'>Contact: Jason Jones (859) 552-3012<o:p></o:p></span></h4><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <a href="mailto:JasonP.Jones@ky.gov" target="_blank" title="blocked::mailto:JasonP.Jones@ky.gov
mailto:JasonP.Jones@ky.gov">JasonP.Jones@ky.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Attached photograph cutline</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> - Representatives from the disabilities community accept a proclamation from Governor Steve Beshear commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). (Back row left to right) Kentucky Office for the Blind Administrator Cora McNabb, Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) Executive Director Buddy Hoskinson, Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet Deputy Secretary Beth Brinly, Gov. Beshear, OVR Director of Program Services Jane Smith, Kentucky’s first ADA State Coordinator Sharon Fields, and current ADA State Coordinator Jennifer Hicks. (Front) OVR Director of Community Relations and Kentucky Congress on Spinal Cord Injury</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> (</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>KCSCI) President Jason Jones, University of Kentucky Professor and KCSCI Vice-President Sasha Rabchevsky and Statewide Council for OVR Chair Joe Cowan.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoHeading7 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'>Gov. Beshear celebrates 25 years of the ADA</span></strong><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>FRANKFORT, Ky</span></b><span style='color:black'>.<i> </i>(<b>July 29, 2015</b>) – Governor Steve Beshear signed a proclamation recognizing the 25<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Monday, July 27, at the capital in Frankfort. The landmark act was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on July 26, 1990. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Roughly 874,000 Kentuckians are living with some type of disability and are benefitting from equal access provided under the ADA. The Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR), the Kentucky Office for the Blind, the State Independent Living Centers, the state Americans with Disabilities Office, the Kentucky Congress on Spinal Cord Injury and countless other offices and groups that work daily with people with disabilities joined the Governor in applauding the scope and importance of the ADA.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Gov. Beshear states in the proclamation “the ADA has expanded opportunities for Americans with disabilities by reducing barriers and changing perceptions, and increasing full participation in community life for the past 25 years.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>OVR, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet’s Department of Workforce Investment, assists Kentuckians with disabilities to achieve gainful employment and independence. For more information about services, call the office toll free at (800) 372-7172 or visit <a href="http://kentuckycareercenter.ky.gov/OVR/Default.aspx" target="_blank">http://kentuckycareercenter.ky.gov/OVR/Default.aspx</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='color:black'>(30)</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>