Beyond terminology : the policy impact of a grassroots movement
By: Ford, Marty.
Contributor(s): Acosta, Annie | Sutcliffe, T J.
Series: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 51 (2) 2013: 108-112.Publisher: 2013Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | SELF ADVOCACY | TERMINOLOGY | STIGMA | HISTORY | LEGISLATION | UNITED STATES OF AMERICASummary: Discusses the history of the grassroots movement led by self-advocates and their families to replace the stigmatizing term 'mental retardation' with 'intellectual disability in federal statute. Also describes recent and pending changes in federal regulations and policy to adopt the new terminology for Social Security and Medicaid.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Discusses the history of the grassroots movement led by self-advocates and their families to replace the stigmatizing term 'mental retardation' with 'intellectual disability in federal statute. Also describes recent and pending changes in federal regulations and policy to adopt the new terminology for Social Security and Medicaid.
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