SENATE RESOLUTION
8645
By Senators Harris, Christian, Gildon, Fortunato, Short, Braun, Warnick, Muzzall, MacEwen, J. Wilson, McCune, Holy, Dozier, Torres, C. Wilson, Wellman, and Krishnadasan
WHEREAS, The state of Washington celebrates 60 years of providing education, supports, and services to infants, toddlers, children, and adults with disabilities and their families; and
WHEREAS, On March 1, 1965, the Northwest Center was founded by four mothers; Janet Taggart, Cecile Lindquist, Evelyn Chapman, and Katie Dolan to serve children with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, These mothers started a revolution out of injustice by helping write legislation in 1971, with HB90, "Education for All" enabling all children regardless of disability a public education until the age of 21. Washington became the first state in the nation to provide special education, signed into law by Governor Dan Evans; and
WHEREAS, In 1975, these same mothers went on to Washington, D.C., to prepare national legislation, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, into law signed by President Ford, requiring a public education for all children regardless of disability a free public education;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate recognize Northwest Center as a pioneer of inclusion, acceptance, employment, advocacy, and anti-ableism for people with disabilities for the past 60 years.
I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate,
do hereby certify that this is a true and
correct copy of Senate Resolution 8645,
adopted by the Senate