President Barack Obama has signed into law Rosa’s Law, which will change references in federal law from mental retardation to intellectual disability, and references to a mentally retarded individual to an individual with an intellectual disability. Read about the Special Olympics' campaign to Spread the Word to End the Word.
Source: http://www.disability.gov/community_life/news_%26_events
Link for Special Olympics on Rosa's Law: http://www.specialolympics.org/content.aspx?id=12302&terms=Rosa's+Law
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