Let's Retire The Word- "Retard "

        

                     

1.      "Retard" and other derogatory terms that refer to children and adults with disabilities should be banned or retired from our vocabulary. People who have disabilities are no different from the rest of us,  they just have a few different challenges .

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 For more info, check out r-word.org

    3.       Some terms to replace the r word and similar terms via the National Inclusion Project; 
                    People First Language



 



   

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