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PROCLAMATION

Federico Pena, Mayor City and County of Denver
City and County Building - Denver, Colorado 80202
Area Code 303-575-2721

Whereas, It is imperative that citizens who use wheelchairs for mobility to be able to use public transportation if they are to participate equally in society; and

Whereas, The technology is available to make buses accessible to wheelchairs; and

Whereas, A number of cities have made their buses accessible and found the program to be highly successful; and

Whereas, Offering only special transportation to disabled people further segregates and alienates them, underscoring the truth that "separate is not equal"; and

Whereas, The American Public Transportation Association represents almost all transit authorities and has the power to encourage its members to make their systems accessible as well as to encourage bus manufacturers to design and build accessible buses:

Now, therefore, I, Federico Pena, Mayor of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, by virtue of the authority vested in me, do hereby proclaim that:

1) The American Public Transportation Association goes on record calling for 100% accessibility by all public transit systems,

2) The American Public Transportation Association serves notice on all manufacturers that its members will buy only wheelchair accessible buses, and

3) The American Public Transportation Association urges the federal government to reinstate the 504 regulation mandating that all public transit system buses be accessible; and

LET'S MAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT PUBLIC!

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City and County of Denver this 18th day of 1983.

signed by Federico Pena, Mayor

[And there is a dark seal in the corner of the proclamation, but details are not visible.]

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