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APD Participates in Developmental Disabilities Day

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Governor Scott has proclaimed February 14 Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day in Florida! Come celebrate with from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. in Tallahassee! APD will have a booth inside on the second floor of the Capitol. The state of Florida supports more than 100,00 individuals with developmental disabilities and wants to increase public awareness and education regarding the issues affecting those individuals and their families and caregivers. Read the Governor’s proclamation below:

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AWARENESS DAY IN FLORIDA. WHEREAS, people born with developmental disabilities are a part of every community, socioeconomic class, religion, and country; and WHEREAS, the state of Florida supports more than 100,000 citizens with developmental disabilities through services provided by state programs including the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD), Agency for Health Care Administration, Department of Health, and Department of Education's Divisions of Exceptional Student Education, Blind Services, and Vocational Rehabilitation, and by partner organizations and thousands of private-sector and community providers; and WHEREAS, the State of Florida has made record investments to serve the APD waiting list for Floridians with disabilities to live more independently and find great jobs; and WHEREAS, the proposed 2018-19 Securing Florida's Future budget continues investments to help more Floridians with disabilities receive services and assistance; and WHEREAS, more than 40 million Americans have developmental disabilities, resulting In substantial limitations in self-care, communication, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for Independent living, and economic self-sufficiency; and WHEREAS, public awareness and education enhance understanding of the issues affecting people with developmental disabilities; and WHEREAS, the State of Florida also works with dozens of partner organizations and thousands of private-sector community providers to support those with developmental disabilities; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Rick Scott, Governor of the State of Florida, do hereby extend my support to all observing February 14, 2018, as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day in Florida. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Florida to be affixed at Tallahassee, the Capital, this 26th day of January, in the year two thousand eighteen.

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