<div dir="auto">From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">DHS-NJ NEWS</strong> </div><div dir="auto"><span dir="auto"><a href="mailto:DHS-NJ.NEWS@dhs.nj.gov">DHS-NJ.NEWS@dhs.nj.gov</a></span><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Date: Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 12:07 PM<br>Subject: Video: New Jersey Commemorates Disability Pride Month Promoting Positive Pride Felt by Individuals with Disabilities<br></div><br>





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<i><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Today Also Marks 31^st Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:24.0pt">Video: New Jersey Commemorates Disability Pride Month Promoting Positive Pride Felt by Individuals with Disabilities<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Today Also Marks 31^st Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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<p class="m_7824281215265572138xmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:gray">July 26, 2021</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">(TRENTON)<b> – </b>July is Disability Pride Month, an annual observance promoting visibility and awareness of the positive pride felt by individuals with disabilities.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">Today is also the 31^st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">To commemorate the occasions, watch Governor Phil Murphy, Department of Human Services Acting Commissioner Sarah Adelman, Department of Children and Families Commissioner
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;font-style:normal">Christine</span></em><span style="background:white"> Norbut <em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Beyer, individuals with disabilities and the
 directors of Human Services divisions that serve individuals with disabilities in the video below:</span></em></span></span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white;font-style:normal"><u></u><u></u></span></em></p>
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