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Why the R-Word Is Harmful and Outdated
Parents via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoLearn why the R-word, R-worded, or any form of the phrase "mental retardation" is no longer an acceptable way to describe intellectual disabilities....
My intellectually disabled child is growing up to be an intellectually disabled adult. I won’t let...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoMoms are fixers. We fix all the things. From bloody noses and skinned knees, to broken hearts and...
Ledyard advocate for those with developmental disabilities helps target reliance on IQ score
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 15—For decades, the state Department of Developmental Services and its predecessor, the Department of Mental Retardation, have relied on IQ scores in determining whether people have an ...
Death row inmate appeals intellectual disability ruling, seeks to prevent execution
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee death row inmate is appealing a state trial court’s dismissal of...
World history is littered with tombstones of nations that relied on uninformed decisions
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAmong our most cherished founding stories is George Washington’s response, “Father, I cannot tell a...
She Used a DNA Test to Identify Her Dad—and Her Mom’s Rapist
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPhoto Illustration by The Daily Beast/Pixabay/HelixittaMaggie Cruz always knew she was the product...
West Virginia man offers mental-health plea in Smithsburg mass shooting
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe West Virginia man charged with shooting and killing three coworkers at a Maryland machine shop...
Panleukopenia virus causes problems with kittens. How to prevent it in cats | Pet Peeves
Northwest Florida Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoVaccine safety and efficacy are on everyone’s minds these days thanks to COVID-19. But vaccines have...
York City must address its lead exposure crisis | opinion
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPer the York City Health Department, in some York City census tracts, half of the kids have lead poisoning. It doesn’t have to be this way. Maryland has much stricter standards for lead and ...
Lori Falce: Words matter, but actions behind their meanings don't
Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOct. 20—I often lament the way people try to harness language like a horse that just needs to be broken in an attempt to solve a problem rather than addressing the problem. Take the vocabulary ...