,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ffa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bh1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,casey 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,brown1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1   
,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4        
,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mrs4        
,murray1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,reed1  
,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4    
,jones1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4 ,harris1
 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4    
,coons1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,merkley1    
,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4      
,leahy1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1  
,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,ms4       
,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,ms4 ,smith1   
,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 and ,mrs4  
,gillibrand7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
the importance of independent living for
 individuals with disabilities made     
possible by the ,americans with         
,disabilities ,act of #aiij and calling 
for further action to strengthen home   

and community living for individuals    
with disabilities4  ,whereas1 in        
enacting the ,americans with            
,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq471 ,congress    
recognized that historically1 society   
has tended to isolate and segregate     
individuals with disabilities1 and1     
despite some improvements1 such forms of
 discrimination against individuals with
 disabilities continue to be a serious  
and pervasive social problem2 ,whereas  
the ,americans with ,disabilities ,act  
of #aiij recognized the rights of       
individuals with disabilities to fully  
participate in their communities through
 independent living1 equality of        
opportunity1 and economic               
self-sufficiency2 ,whereas1 #cj years   
after the enactment of the ,americans   
with ,disabilities ,act of #aiij and #ba
 years after the decision of the        
,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states  
in ,olmstead v4 ,l4,c41 #ebg ,u4,s4 #eha
 7#aiii71 many individuals with         

disabilities continue to live in        
segregated institutional settings       
because of a lack of support services2  
,whereas continued instances of         
segregated institutional settings have  
hindered the inclusion of individuals   
with disabilities in communities1       
schools1 and workplaces1 undermining the
 promise of the ,americans with         
,disabilities ,act of #aiij2 ,whereas   
people of color with disabilities       
experience disproportionately greater   
barriers to service and access2         
,whereas1 #cj years after the enactment 
of the ,americans with ,disabilities    
,act of #aiij1 some telecommunication1  
electronic1 and information technologies
 continue to be developed without the   
goal of full accessibility and inclusion
 for all people of the ,united ,states2 
and ,whereas1 #cj years after the       
enactment of the ,americans with        
,disabilities ,act of #aiij1 many       
businesses1 public and private          
organizations1 transportation systems1  

and services are still not accessible to
 all individuals with disabilities3     
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes the importance
 of independent living for individuals  
with disabilities made possible by the  
enactment of the ,americans with        
,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq472  7#b7        
encourages all people of the ,united    
,states to celebrate the advancement of 
inclusion and equality of opportunity   
made possible by the enactment of the   
,americans with ,disabilities ,act of   
#aiij2  7#c7 pledges to continue to work
 on a bipartisan basis to identify and  
address the remaining barriers that     
undermine the national goals of equality
 of opportunity1 independent living1    
economic self-sufficiency1 and full     
participation for individuals with      
disabilities1 including by focusing on  
individuals with disabilities that      
remain segregated in institutions2  7#d7
 pledges to work with ,states to improve

 access to home- and community-based    
services for individuals with           
disabilities2 and  7#e7 calls on the    
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services to provide information1       
resources1 and technical assistance     
regarding home- and community-based     
services and supports that enable       
individuals with disabilities to live   
independently4