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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Ann Ford on her 
470th birthday, July 26, 2011; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, She was born in Indiana; her work in the field of 
6independent living has taken her from Massachusetts to 
7Illinois, where she currently resides in Springfield and serves 
8as the Executive Director of the Illinois Network of Centers 
9for Independent Living; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, She has a Bachelor's degree from Roosevelt 
11University in Chicago; she began her career in 1967 at the 
12National Spinal Cord Injury Association; she was the first 
13director of the Peoria Center for Independent Living; she later 
14moved to Glen Ellyn and founded the DuPage Center for 
15Independent Living; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, In her work she has drafted legislation, served on 
17the Governor's Disability Services Advisory Committee, the 
18Advisory Committee for the Health Benefits of Workers with 
19Disabilities, and other councils and advisory groups; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, She is considered one of the leading authorities 
21on disability rights in the State of Illinois and the Midwest 
 
 
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2    WHEREAS, Fittingly, her birthday is the same day that the 
3Americans with Disabilities Act was passed; therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
5NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
6we congratulate Ann Ford on this momentous occasion and wish 
7her continued happiness and good health for years to come; and 
8be it further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10presented to Ann Ford as a symbol of our respect and esteem.