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Advocates ask Calera council to add Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month proclamation to March 23 agenda
Summary
An Arc of Shelby County representative asked the council to place a proclamation recognizing March 2026 as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month; council agreed to add the proclamation to the March 23 meeting agenda for formal recognition.
Erica Hopkins, speaking for the Arc of Shelby County, asked the Calera City Council to place a proclamation recognizing March 2026 as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month on the council agenda.
Hopkins read the proclamation text briefly and asked for formal recognition at the next scheduled council meeting. "National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month seeks to increase public awareness about developmental disabilities and promote greater understanding of the issues affecting people with developmental disabilities," Hopkins said.
The council agreed to add the proclamation to the March 23 agenda for formal consideration and recognition.
Next steps: the item will appear on the March 23 council meeting agenda for formal proclamation and recognition.
