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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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March 2010 Contact Us
Phone: 1-800-395-3372 Upcoming DDPC Meetings March 2010:
3/10/09 - Consumer Caucus Meeting
3/11/09 - DDPC Meeting *Notice* Open Government and the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC). All DDPC meetings are held in Albany, NY unless otherwise noted. Under law, the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC) meetings and DDPC Standing Committee meetings are open meetings. If the public wants to attend, they can attend as observers. Participants may be asked to leave during breaks in the deliberations and when the meeting goes into executive session. A listing of DDPC meetings is available by contacting the DDPC directly or visiting the DDPC website at www.ddpc.state.ny.us. People First Language The DDPC strictly adheres to and encourages the use of people first language. However you may note that in some articles/stories appearing in the E-Bulletin the language used is not always entirely people first. Articles submitted to the DDPC are taken verbatim from the source and are therefore not edited by the DDPC for correct people first language due to copyright restrictions. DDPC Partners Regional Representatives
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