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 118 STAT. 4158 PROCLAMATION 7805—AUG. 16, 2004 On July 22, 2004, I signed an Executive Order that makes government agencies responsible for properly taking into account agency employ- ees and customers with disabilities in emergency preparedness plan- ning and coordination with other government entities. To help coordi- nate this effort, the Executive Order establishes the Interagency Coordi- nating Council on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Dis- abilities. I also signed an Executive Order on February 24, 2004, to improve transportation for people who are transportation-disadvantaged, includ- ing people with disabilities. This order helps Federally assisted com- munity transportation services provide seamless, comprehensive, and accessible transportation services to people who rely on transportation services for their lives and livelihood. My Administration has also begun implementing the recommendations of the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health. The Commission was established by Executive Order and its report lays out steps that can be taken to improve mental health services and support for people of all ages with mental illness. By striving to ensure that no American is denied access to employ- ment, education, cultural activities, or community life because of a dis- ability, we strengthen our Nation. Through these and other efforts, we will continue to build on the progress of the ADA, and, by doing so, hold fast to our Nation’s faith in the promise and potential of every person. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Con- stitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim July 26, 2004, as a day in celebration of the 14th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. I call upon all Americans to celebrate the con- tributions people with disabilities make to America and to renew our commitment to upholding the fundamental principles of the Ameri- cans with Disabilities Act. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty- sixth day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-ninth. GEORGE W. BUSH Proclamation 7805 of August 16, 2004 National Airborne Day, 2004 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Americans look to the members of our Armed Forces as examples of honor and patriotism. On National Airborne Day, we commemorate the first official Army parachute jump on August 16, 1940, and salute a distinguished group of individuals whose courage and dedication have earned them a cherished place in American history. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 15:04 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00124 Fmt 8087 Sfmt 8087 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.004 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4

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