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Governor Baldacci's Proclamation: October 2007 is "Disability Employement Awareness Month" in Maine
WHEREAS, across Maine, individuals with disabilities are making important contributions as members of the state's workforce; and
WHEREAS, while progress has been made, the employment rate of persons with disabilities in Maine is below 37 percent and less than half the employment rate for Mainers without disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Maine’s Commission on Disability and Employment, under its "Working Together" Strategic Plan to Maximize Employment for People with Disabilities, leads many current efforts to remove barriers to employment for people with disabilities and thus limit Maine's economic potential; and
WHEREAS, many employers in both the private and public sectors in Maine are now coming together to share experiences and resources about how to best engage this underutilized group of working, in order to expand Maine’s workforce; and
WHEREAS, more needs to be done to reaffirm our commitment to ensuring that the opportunities in Maine are available and accessible to every citizen; and
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of all people in Maine that we include persons with disabilities in our workforce development efforts to ensure the continued growth of the Maine economy; and
WHEREAS, through Executive Order signed in 2006 and as focus of significant effort this year, Maine State Government is taking steps to become a model employer of workers with disabilities, to continue as a recognized leader among states regarding affirmative efforts to hire qualified workers with disabilities in state positions,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN E. BALDACCI, Governor of the State of Maine, do hereby proclaim the month of October, 2007 as
DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH
throughout the State of Maine, and urge all citizens to recognize this observance.
In testimony whereof, I have caused the Great Seal of the State
to be hereunto affixed GIVEN under my hand at Augusta
this twelfth day of October Two Thousand and Seven.
