Guest guest Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Much money spent on to me BS. > > > I don't know how much difference this will make but it should please many > folks on this list. > Sherry > > 's Law Passes! > On September 22, the House of Representatives unanimously passed 's Law > (S.2781), using the Senate-passed bill, under suspension of the rules. > Suspension of the rules is a procedure that is used to quickly pass a > non-controversial bill in the House. 's law will replace the terms > " mental retardation " and " mentally retarded " with " intellectual disability " > and " individual with an intellectual disability " in specific federal laws. > AUCD and the disability community have been advocating for this important > legislation for nearly a year. AUCD believes that this seemingly small > change in terminology used to describe people with disabilities in federal > legislation is a monumental step toward dismantling archaic and demeaning > stereotypes about people with disabilities. Before the September 22 vote, > AUCD signed onto a sign-on letter from the Consortium for Citizens with > Disabilities Education Task Force urging the House to pass 's Law. To > thank your Representative, visit AUCD's Action Center. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 >>>>Much money spent on to me BS.<<<< Got that right. Sherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Sherry, Thanks for posting this much needed update information. Cyndi B > > I don't know how much difference this will make but it should please many folks on this list. > Sherry > > > > > 's Law Passes! > On September 22, the House of Representatives unanimously passed 's Law (S.2781), using the Senate-passed bill, under suspension of the rules. Suspension of the rules is a procedure that is used to quickly pass a non-controversial bill in the House. 's law will replace the terms " mental retardation " and " mentally retarded " with " intellectual disability " and " individual with an intellectual disability " in specific federal laws. AUCD and the disability community have been advocating for this important legislation for nearly a year. AUCD believes that this seemingly small change in terminology used to describe people with disabilities in federal legislation is a monumental step toward dismantling archaic and demeaning stereotypes about people with disabilities. Before the September 22 vote, AUCD signed onto a sign-on letter from the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Education Task Force urging the House to pass 's Law. To thank your Representative, visit AUCD's Action Center. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 So, is it a crime punishable by a tort? (civil penalty) If not, what is the method of prevention in the law. Anyone know? What happens if an educational system violates this law? Glad it passed.... Now for enforcing it! > > I don't know how much difference this will make but it should please many folks on this list. > Sherry > > > > > 's Law Passes! > On September 22, the House of Representatives unanimously passed 's Law (S.2781), using the Senate-passed bill, under suspension of the rules. Suspension of the rules is a procedure that is used to quickly pass a non-controversial bill in the House. 's law will replace the terms " mental retardation " and " mentally retarded " with " intellectual disability " and " individual with an intellectual disability " in specific federal laws. AUCD and the disability community have been advocating for this important legislation for nearly a year. AUCD believes that this seemingly small change in terminology used to describe people with disabilities in federal legislation is a monumental step toward dismantling archaic and demeaning stereotypes about people with disabilities. Before the September 22 vote, AUCD signed onto a sign-on letter from the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Education Task Force urging the House to pass 's Law. To thank your Representative, visit AUCD's Action Center. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Seems to mostly lodge in changing paperwork and the names of agencies and changing stationary. Won't change anyone's mind in our lifetime. On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 8:17 PM, agirlnamedsuess21 < agirlnamedsuess@...> wrote: > > > So, is it a crime punishable by a tort? (civil penalty) > If not, what is the method of prevention in the law. Anyone know? > What happens if an educational system violates this law? > Glad it passed.... > Now for enforcing it! > > > > > > > I don't know how much difference this will make but it should please many > folks on this list. > > Sherry > > > > > > > > > > 's Law Passes! > > On September 22, the House of Representatives unanimously passed 's > Law (S.2781), using the Senate-passed bill, under suspension of the rules. > Suspension of the rules is a procedure that is used to quickly pass a > non-controversial bill in the House. 's law will replace the terms > " mental retardation " and " mentally retarded " with " intellectual disability " > and " individual with an intellectual disability " in specific federal laws. > AUCD and the disability community have been advocating for this important > legislation for nearly a year. AUCD believes that this seemingly small > change in terminology used to describe people with disabilities in federal > legislation is a monumental step toward dismantling archaic and demeaning > stereotypes about people with disabilities. Before the September 22 vote, > AUCD signed onto a sign-on letter from the Consortium for Citizens with > Disabilities Education Task Force urging the House to pass 's Law. To > thank your Representative, visit AUCD's Action Center. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 >>>>Seems to mostly lodge in changing paperwork and the names of agencies and changing stationary. Won't change anyone's mind in our lifetime.<<<< We may however live long enough to hear " ID " or " intellectually disabled " tossed around as the new nasty word/phrase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 And then another law changing more paper work. Seems to me we need to change peoples' perceptions about the equality of differences. > > > >>>>Seems to mostly lodge in changing paperwork and the names of agencies > and > changing stationary. Won't change anyone's mind in our lifetime.<<<< > > We may however live long enough to hear " ID " or " intellectually disabled " > tossed around as the new nasty word/phrase. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Yep. And now I will continue to fumble for the newest pc word(s) to use & in the process probably freak out some brand new teacher/other when I give up & use the wrong word..... Sheesh, imagine all the varied FORMS-both state & federal that will need to be changed. Not to mention whole dictionaries & research papers & medical/other encyclopedias.... $ & time better spent on universal quality of life issues-from birth to death-beit housing or education or employment or recreation or caregivers.... As it is, at least in my area, schools etc already use ID language & have for years. Kris > > > > > > > I don't know how much difference this will make but it should please many > > folks on this list. > > Sherry > > > > 's Law Passes! > > On September 22, the House of Representatives unanimously passed 's Law > > (S.2781), using the Senate-passed bill, under suspension of the rules. > > Suspension of the rules is a procedure that is used to quickly pass a > > non-controversial bill in the House. 's law will replace the terms > > " mental retardation " and " mentally retarded " with " intellectual disability " > > and " individual with an intellectual disability " in specific federal laws. > > AUCD and the disability community have been advocating for this important > > legislation for nearly a year. AUCD believes that this seemingly small > > change in terminology used to describe people with disabilities in federal > > legislation is a monumental step toward dismantling archaic and demeaning > > stereotypes about people with disabilities. Before the September 22 vote, > > AUCD signed onto a sign-on letter from the Consortium for Citizens with > > Disabilities Education Task Force urging the House to pass 's Law. To > > thank your Representative, visit AUCD's Action Center. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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