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Governor Hogan Celebrates Americans With Disabilities Act

Governor Larry Hogan (R-Md)
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Governor Larry Hogan (R-Md)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is commemorating the 27th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Hogan will deliver remarks at the Maryland Department of Disabilities on Friday in Annapolis. The governor will deliver a keynote address that gives a Maryland perspective on the ADA.

The department has been hosting a traveling tour throughout the state that runs through August in celebration of the anniversary.

Karen Goss, director of the mid-Atlantic ADA Center, is scheduled to speak at the reception.

Janice Jackson, executive director of Women Embracing Abilities Now, a nonprofit mentoring program, also is scheduled to speak.

 

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.