New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 3 - Executive Orders (Hugh L. Carey) › Section 3.103 - Executive order no. 103: establishing the governor's commission on the international year of disabled persons

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, The State of New York is the host State of the
					 United Nations;
WHEREAS, The United Nations has designated 1981 as the
					 International Year of Disabled Persons; and
WHEREAS, In response to the United Nations' appeal, a
					 United States Council for the International Year of Disabled Persons was formed
					 to develop and carry out a United States action program for the International
					 Year observance; and
WHEREAS, The U.S. Council, realizing that the success of
					 the International Year of Disabled Persons greatly depends on State and local
					 participation, as well as the active participation of individuals with
					 disabilities, has requested the states to participate in this effort;
					 and
WHEREAS, The State of New York has recognized the rights of
					 disabled persons to equal opportunity in employment, education, housing,
					 transportation, health and social services and has taken a significant
					 leadership role in this area; and
WHEREAS, The State of New York is committed to the
					 elimination of all barriers confronting disabled persons and the promotion of
					 such programs to assure that each disabled person can live with dignity and
					 pride, achieve independence and, to the fullest extent possible, become a
					 participating member of our society and enjoy all the social, leisure,
					 recreational and cultural activities available to the nondisabled;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Hugh L. Carey, Governor of the State of
					 New York, do hereby proclaim 1981 as the International Year of Disabled Persons
					 in New York State and do hereby create a Governor's Commission on the
					 International Year of Disabled Persons.
I. Governor's Commission on the International
				  Year of Disabled Persons.
There shall be a commission on the International Year of
					 Disabled Persons to enhance State and local efforts relating to the
					 International Year of Disabled Persons. The cochairpersons of the commission
					 shall be the Lieutenant Governor and the chairperson of the Health Planning
					 Commission. The commission shall be composed of at least 20 members of the
					 general public appointed by the Governor, including disabled persons,
					 representatives of organizations representing or serving disabled persons,
					 relatives of disabled persons, representatives of business, labor and the media
					 and members of the Legislature. In addition, the commission shall consist of
					 the commissioner, chairperson or director of the following agencies: the
					 Departments of Education, Health, Labor, Social Services, Transportation; the
					 Offices of the Advocate for the Disabled, Aging, Mental Health, Mental
					 Retardation and Development Disabilities, Parks and Recreation; the Divisions
					 of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, Substance Abuse Services, Budget, Veterans'
					 Affairs; the Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled; the
					 Council on Children and Families and the Workers' Compensation Board.
II. The Commissions shall have the
				  following powers, functions and duties:
(1)
				  Promote an increased awareness of the needs of individuals with disabilities,
				  with special attention to be given to:
the expansion of access by the diabled to education and
					 employment opportunities;
increased accessibility to housing, buildings and
					 transportation;
improvement in the quality of life of the disabled through
					 greater utilization of technology;
increased participation by the disabled in community life
					 through recreation, leisure and social activities;
reduction in dependency by the disabled through
					 rehabilitation and vocational training; and improving public attitudes towards
					 disabled persons.
(2)
				  Encourage the continued establishment of appropriate advocacy systems to ensure
				  that individuals with disabilities receive all of the rights, benefits and
				  services to which they are entitled.
(3) Review Federal, State and local programs
				  for disabled persons, including the funding thereof, to suggest where
				  inadequacies exist, where modifications of programs might be appropriate, where
				  new initiatives are necessary and how greater coordination between Federal,
				  State and local programs might be achieved.
(4) Promote effective measures for the
				  prevention of disability and for the rehabilitation of disabled
				  persons.
(5) Promote New York
				  State's efforts to provide disabled persons with the assistance, training, care
				  and guidance necessary to make available opportunities for suitable work and to
				  ensure their full integration into society.
(6) Encourage study and research projects
				  designed to facilitate the practical participation of disabled persons in the
				  daily life and activities of the people in the State.
(7) Encourage the development of local or
				  regional efforts throughout the State in furtherance of the goals of the
				  International Year of Disabled Persons and to coordinate and assist such
				  efforts on a statewide basis.
(8)
				  Consult with the United Nations, any member nation thereof, sister states,
				  Federal, State or local agencies and with any private or nonprofit
				  organizations concerned with the needs of the disabled or the International
				  Year of Disabled Persons and obtain such information and assistance as may be
				  necessary to enable the commission to fulfill the requirements of this
				  order.