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SENATOR MIKULSKI INTRODUCES BILL TO STRIKE TERMS “MENTAL RETARDATION” AND “MENTALLY RETARDED” FROM FEDERAL LAWBOOKS
“Rosa’s Law” honors young girl whose brother said, “… what you call people is how you treat them.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski today introduced “Rosa’s Law,” a bill that will eliminate the terms “mental retardation” and “mentally retarded” [...]

Check this out! Another Obama-led initiative that gives voice to those with disabilities!
Thursday, February 12th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Vice President Joe Biden Announces Kareem Dale As Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Vice President
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 12, 2009
VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ANNOUNCES KAREEM DALE AS SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR DISABILITY POLICY
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