Opinion

Letter: Celebrate disability independence

Posted July 26, 2022 1:00 am

Each year on July 26, we celebrate National Disability Independence Day, which also marks the 1990 signing of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA). Because of ADA, the nearly 50 million people in the U.S. with a disability have strong protections against discrimination, as well as rights to services and other accommodations to support their full involvement in the community.

In the 41st District of Naperville and Warrenville, we're fortunate to have several organizations that serve some of our most vulnerable - students and young adults - to not only navigate through their challenges, but to also thrive. I invite our community to join me in supporting one of those organizations, Naperville-based Turning Pointe Autism Foundation, in a supplies and materials drive to help them carry out their mission. Similar to the goals of National Disability Independence Day, Turning Pointe seeks to create opportunities for those with autism to increase independence, encourage meaningful lifelong pursuits and enrich the community.

We're collecting items through the end of this month to show our support for these important endeavors. Please visit www.RepYangRohr.com/events to participate.

State Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

Naperville

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