LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending the Northern Regional Center for Inde-
pendent Living upon the occasion of celebrating its 20th Anniversary on
July 24, 2010

WHEREAS, Individuals and organizations devoted to improving the quality
of life for others, enabling them to build lives of dignity and self-
worth, are deserving of the highest praise and recognition; and
WHEREAS, From time to time, society calls upon these individuals and
organizations to be recognized for the significance of their contrib-
utions and efforts to assist others in developing the skills necessary
to be successful, productive citizens; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
the Northern Regional Center for Independent Living upon the occasion of
its 20th Anniversary to be celebrated on Saturday, July 24, 2010, at the
Watertown Fairgrounds Ice Arena, Watertown, New York; and
WHEREAS, Northern Regional Center for Independent Living (NRCIL) is a
disability rights and resource center that promotes community efforts to
end discrimination, segregation, and prejudice against people with disa-
bilities; and
WHEREAS, NRCIL works with community partners to create an accessible,
inclusive society; through NRCIL, people discover choices to live more
independently, with enhanced dignity; and
WHEREAS, Serving Jefferson and Lewis counties, the NRCIL serves indi-
viduals of all ages and disabilities; it also works closely with public
officials, service providers and businesses that require technical
assistance in responding to the needs of persons with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, The NRCIL' s core funding and main initiative is the Inde-
pendent Living Program; its philosophy is based on the premise that it
is the right and responsibility of all people with disabilities to
participate in their communities with as great a degree of freedom as
possible; in addition, it supports and advocates for the civil rights of
people with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, The success of the NRCIL is in direct correlation to the
efforts of its staff and administration, whose involvement is, and
always has been, characterized by an impressive commitment, an unbridled
enthusiasm, and an uncompromising standard of excellence in all endeav-
ors on behalf of the Center and the population it serves; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to commend those
illustrious organizations within the State of New York whose focus and
intent have made a substantial impact on the quality of life in their
communities; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the Northern Regional Center for Independent Living upon the
occasion of celebrating its 20th Anniversary; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Northern Regional Center for Independent Living.