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ELHS Spreads the Word

Via MsTracuzzi's You Tube Channel: ELHS- Spread the Word to End the Word Campaign Video. Like it. Share it. Getting the word out to end the word 'retard' or 'retarded' is our goal for Best Buddies around the world. Help us and do your part by pledging to stop using the word at www.r-word.org on March 7th, 2012. Thanks! All Rights Reserved to ELHS. Directed and Produced by Margaret S.

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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 disabil...

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    erica

    new york, Connecticut
    1941 hours ago

  • Poorly thought out? Inelegant? Worthless? What is it you are saying about me when you use that word?

    Karla Handreesen

    Del Sol, Algeria
    1991 hours ago

  • I don't have a kid with ID, but seriously, this tired word has run its course. Use the English language, people. There's no shortage of adjectives.

    Bob Smith

    Denver, Colorado
    1991 hours ago

  • With so many different ways to describe people and to describe things, why use the crutch of a hurtful cliché?

    William Rickett

    Boston, Massachusetts
    1991 hours ago

  • Using the R-word shows a sweeping disregard for the value of all people who have intellectual disabilities. Don't use the word.

    Will Schermerhorn

    Vienna, Virginia
    1991 hours ago

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