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Senate Bill Seeks to Replace "Mental Retardation" with "Intellectual Disability” The following link(s) will open in one new tab or window. Should you have any questions regarding this article, please follow the specific contact information provided. A bill has been introduced in the Senate to end the use of the terms “mental retardation” and “mentally retarded” in federal laws. The new law is known as “Rosa’s Law” and it will make the language used in federal laws consistent by replacing the earlier terminology with the term “intellectual disability.” The bill was introduced by Senator Barbara Mikulski from Maryland, where a similar law has already been passed, and more information is available from a press release on her website.
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