Campaigners Work to End Use of the R-Word

Source: The GuardianUse of the word retard as an insult aimed at people with learning disabilities is still common in the US. But a grassroots campaign under the banner of the Special Olympics aims to eliminate it. The website for the campaign to banish the “R-word” is filled with stories from people vowing to never use the word again and pledging to encourage others to do the same. One woman from northern California is typical – she writes: “I have used...