KETCH Press Conference - Wichita, Kansas, December 19-20, 1993

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Title (Dublin Core)

KETCH Press Conference - Wichita, Kansas, December 19-20, 1993

Description (Dublin Core)

Remarks of Senator Dole to KETCH (Kansas Elks Training Center for the Handicapped) soon to be named the Robert J. Dole Committee on Employment of Kansans with Disabilities. He discussed the partnership between business and the disability community.

Date (Dublin Core)

1993-12-20

Date Created (Dublin Core)

1993-12-20

Congress (Dublin Core)

103rd (1993-1995)

Topics (Dublin Core)

See all items with this valuePeople with disabilities

See all items with this valueDiscrimination

See all items with this valuePeople with disabilities--Employment

Policy Area (Curation)

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Creator (Dublin Core)

Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021

Record Type (Dublin Core)

speech (document)

Names (Dublin Core)

See all items with this valueUnited States. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Location representation (Dublin Core)

Kansas (state)

Wichita (inhabited place)

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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Language (Dublin Core)

eng

Collection Finding Aid (Dublin Core)

https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=52&q=

Physical Location (Dublin Core)

Collection 019, Box 83, Folder 12

Institution (Dublin Core)

Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Archival Collection (Dublin Core)

Robert J. Dole Speeches Collection, 1958-1996

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STATEMENT OF SENATOR BOB DOLE
KETCH PRESS CONFERENCE
DECEMBER 20, 1993
ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER
WICHITA, KS

* l'M PLEASED TO ONCE AGAIN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE MY LONGSTANDING SUPPORT FOR KETCH AND ITS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS COMMITTEE.

* WHEN CONGRESS PASSED THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILlTIES ACT IN 1990 WE WERE DETERMINED TO OPEN A NEW WINDOW OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR MILLIONS WITH DISABILITIES BY ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION. BUT WE ALSO KNEW THAT FOR MANY THAT WINDOW WOULD REMAIN CLOSED BECAUSE THEY LACKED JOB SKILLS, EDUCATION, AND HELP IN FINDING A JOB.

* THAT'S WHY THE TRAINING, PLACEMENT, AND JOB ACCOMMODATION SERVICES OFFERED BY KETCH FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS ARE SO IMPORTANT. KETCH PROVIDES PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WITH ASSISTANCE TO BECOME GAINFULLY EMPLOYED. THE POET ARCHIBALD MACLEISH ONCE WROTE, "AMERICA WAS ALWAYS PROMISES." BUT AMERICA'S BIGGEST PROMISE -- A JOB -- IS TOO OFTEN AN EMPTY PROMISE TO THE DISABLED. NATIONWIDE, ONLY ONE-THIRD ARE WORKING, AND 30 PERCENT ARE IN POVERTY. THE LESSON HERE IS SIMPLE: FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AS FOR MOST AMERICANS, WORKING IS ESSENTIAL TO A DECENT INCOME. AND IN TURN, IF PROVIDED WITH A JOB, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WILL BECOME TAXPAYERS, NOT SIMPLY THE RECIPIENTS OF TAX DOLLARS, AND ALL AMERICANS WILL GAIN.

* THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMITTEE IS TO ASSIST KETCH IN ITS VITAL WORK IN A COUPLE OF WAYS.

* FIRST, THE COMMITTEE WILL WORK TO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY. THIS PARTNERSHIP IS ESSENTIAL TO ELIMINATE THE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT FACED BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND PROMOTE JOB OPPORTUNITIES. KETCH HAS AN OUTSTANDING HISTORY OF SUCCESS IN THIS REGARD, WHICH WE WILL BUILD ON.

* SECOND, THE COMMITTEE WILL SERVE KETCH BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PUBLICIZING KETCH'S PROGRAMS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE KETCH IS LOCATED NOT JUST HERE IN WICHITA, BUT THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

* I AM HONORED THAT KETCH HAS ASKED ME TO LEND MY NAME TO THIS COMMITTEE AND TO HELP WITH ITS IMPORTANT WORK. DON SBARRA WILL NOW INTRODUCE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.

* THANK YOU.

STATEMENT OF SENATOR BOB DOLE
KETCH PRESS CONFERENCE
DECEMBER 20, 1993
ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER
WICHITA, KS

* l'M PLEASED TO ONCE AGAIN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE MY LONGSTANDING SUPPORT FOR KETCH AND ITS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS COMMITTEE.

* WHEN CONGRESS PASSED THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILlTIES ACT IN 1990 WE WERE DETERMINED TO OPEN A NEW WINDOW OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR MILLIONS WITH DISABILITIES BY ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION. BUT WE ALSO KNEW THAT FOR MANY THAT WINDOW WOULD REMAIN CLOSED BECAUSE THEY LACKED JOB SKILLS, EDUCATION, AND HELP IN FINDING A JOB.

* THAT'S WHY THE TRAINING, PLACEMENT, AND JOB ACCOMMODATION SERVICES OFFERED BY KETCH FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS ARE SO IMPORTANT. KETCH PROVIDES PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WITH ASSISTANCE TO BECOME GAINFULLY EMPLOYED. THE POET ARCHIBALD MACLEISH ONCE WROTE, "AMERICA WAS ALWAYS PROMISES." BUT AMERICA'S BIGGEST PROMISE -- A JOB -- IS TOO OFTEN AN EMPTY PROMISE TO THE DISABLED. NATIONWIDE, ONLY ONE-THIRD ARE WORKING, AND 30 PERCENT ARE IN POVERTY. THE LESSON HERE IS SIMPLE: FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AS FOR MOST AMERICANS, WORKING IS ESSENTIAL TO A DECENT INCOME. AND IN TURN, IF PROVIDED WITH A JOB, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WILL BECOME TAXPAYERS, NOT SIMPLY THE RECIPIENTS OF TAX DOLLARS, AND ALL AMERICANS WILL GAIN.

* THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMITTEE IS TO ASSIST KETCH IN ITS VITAL WORK IN A COUPLE OF WAYS.

* FIRST, THE COMMITTEE WILL WORK TO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY. THIS PARTNERSHIP IS ESSENTIAL TO ELIMINATE THE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT FACED BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND PROMOTE JOB OPPORTUNITIES. KETCH HAS AN OUTSTANDING HISTORY OF SUCCESS IN THIS REGARD, WHICH WE WILL BUILD ON.

* SECOND, THE COMMITTEE WILL SERVE KETCH BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PUBLICIZING KETCH'S PROGRAMS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE KETCH IS LOCATED NOT JUST HERE IN WICHITA, BUT THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

* I AM HONORED THAT KETCH HAS ASKED ME TO LEND MY NAME TO THIS COMMITTEE AND TO HELP WITH ITS IMPORTANT WORK. DON SBARRA WILL NOW INTRODUCE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.

* THANK YOU.

STATEMENT OF SENATOR BOB DOLE
KETCH PRESS CONFERENCE
DECEMBER 20, 1993
ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER
WICHITA, KS

* l'M PLEASED TO ONCE AGAIN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE MY LONGSTANDING SUPPORT FOR KETCH AND ITS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS COMMITTEE.

* WHEN CONGRESS PASSED THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILlTIES ACT IN 1990 WE WERE DETERMINED TO OPEN A NEW WINDOW OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR MILLIONS WITH DISABILITIES BY ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION. BUT WE ALSO KNEW THAT FOR MANY THAT WINDOW WOULD REMAIN CLOSED BECAUSE THEY LACKED JOB SKILLS, EDUCATION, AND HELP IN FINDING A JOB.

* THAT'S WHY THE TRAINING, PLACEMENT, AND JOB ACCOMMODATION SERVICES OFFERED BY KETCH FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS ARE SO IMPORTANT. KETCH PROVIDES PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WITH ASSISTANCE TO BECOME GAINFULLY EMPLOYED. THE POET ARCHIBALD MACLEISH ONCE WROTE, "AMERICA WAS ALWAYS PROMISES." BUT AMERICA'S BIGGEST PROMISE -- A JOB -- IS TOO OFTEN AN EMPTY PROMISE TO THE DISABLED. NATIONWIDE, ONLY ONE-THIRD ARE WORKING, AND 30 PERCENT ARE IN POVERTY. THE LESSON HERE IS SIMPLE: FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AS FOR MOST AMERICANS, WORKING IS ESSENTIAL TO A DECENT INCOME. AND IN TURN, IF PROVIDED WITH A JOB, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WILL BECOME TAXPAYERS, NOT SIMPLY THE RECIPIENTS OF TAX DOLLARS, AND ALL AMERICANS WILL GAIN.

* THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMITTEE IS TO ASSIST KETCH IN ITS VITAL WORK IN A COUPLE OF WAYS.

* FIRST, THE COMMITTEE WILL WORK TO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY. THIS PARTNERSHIP IS ESSENTIAL TO ELIMINATE THE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT FACED BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND PROMOTE JOB OPPORTUNITIES. KETCH HAS AN OUTSTANDING HISTORY OF SUCCESS IN THIS REGARD, WHICH WE WILL BUILD ON.

* SECOND, THE COMMITTEE WILL SERVE KETCH BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PUBLICIZING KETCH'S PROGRAMS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE KETCH IS LOCATED NOT JUST HERE IN WICHITA, BUT THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

* I AM HONORED THAT KETCH HAS ASKED ME TO LEND MY NAME TO THIS COMMITTEE AND TO HELP WITH ITS IMPORTANT WORK. DON SBARRA WILL NOW INTRODUCE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.

* THANK YOU.