Children who are classified as mildly retarded (frequently called "ed- ucable mentally retarded" by educators), although limited in their potentials for ...

There are several acceptable alternatives. In general, someone with a mental, physical, or emotional disability may be described as developmentally disabled, or ...

Practice Inclusion: End the Use of the R-Word The research shows that when social media users are posting about people with intellectual disabilities, ...

Mental retardation refers to a serious inability to learn and perform well in social situations. There are four levels of retardation -mildly retarded, ...

“Mentally retarded,” once the respectful phrase that replaced the insults, is now the new term to hate among people with intellectual disabilities (the ...

by S Reiss · 1984 · Cited by 121 — Many mentally retarded people experience negative social conditions for long periods in their lives. These include the stigmatizing effects o

Intellectual disability (ID), also known as general learning disability (in the United Kingdom), and formerly mental retardation (in the United States), ...

The label evolved into “Mongoloid, handicapped, mentally retarded, retarded,” and then for short, “retard.” Today, these labels are considered politically ...

[111th Congress Public Law 256] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office] [[Page 124 STAT. 2643]] Public Law 111-256 111th Congress An Act To change ...

The General Assembly , Mindful of the pledge of the States Members of the United Nations under the Charter to take joint and separate action in co-operation ...

While “mental retardation” was originally introduced as a medical term in 1961 for people with intellectual disabilities, the R-word has become a dehumanizing ...

by B Johanson-Sebera · 2010 · Cited by 8 — These categories reflected societal attitudes favoring services for individuals with intellectual disabilities, regardless of the sev

446.013 Terms "mental retardation" and "mentally retarded" not to be used in statutes -- Acceptable replacement terms. (1) Except as provided in this ...

by N Abrams · 1969 · Cited by 1 — With the numerous books currently being written and published on mental retardation, it is amazing how few are written directly for the parent

In most states, that system makes little or no allowance for the disabilities of such offenders, resulting in dispositions that are inequitably harsh and in ...

The meaning of RETARD is to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment.

Aug 1, 2013 — This final rule adopts, without change, the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) we published in the Federal Register on January 28, 2013.

retarded, adj. & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.

172 votes, 131 comments. In recent years, the word retarded as a way to describe mental handicap has become increasingly socially ...

The "R" Word In 1992, our organization evolved its terminology to reflect the desires of people with disabilities, and changed its name to The Arc. Thus…