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Rosa's Law (Pub. L. 111-256) is a United States law which replaces several instances of "mental retardation" in law with "intellectual disability". The bill was introduced as S.2781 in the United States Senate on November 17, 2009 by Barbara Mikulski (D-MD).
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ‘‘Rosa’s Law’’.
SEC. 2. INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES.
(a) H
IGHER
E
DUCATION
A
CT OF
1965.—Section 760(2)(A) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1140(2)(A)) is amended
by striking ‘‘mental retardation or’’. -
It passed the Senate unanimously on August 5, 2010, then the House of Representatives on September 22,
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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.
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I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.
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The R-word is the word 'retard(ed)'. Why does it hurt? The R-word hurts because it is exclusive. It's offensive. It's derogatory. Our campaign asks people to pledge to stop saying the R-word as a starting point toward creating more accepting attitudes and communities for all people. Language affects attitudes and attitudes affect actions. Pledge today to use respectful, people-first language.
