Beyond Terminology: The Policy Impact of a Grassroots Movement

This article 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. It also describes recent and pending changes in federal regulations and...

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Published in:Intellectual and developmental disabilities 2013-04, Vol.51 (2), p.108-112
Main Authors: Ford, Marty, Acosta, Annie, Sutcliffe, T. J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activism
Advocacy
Change
Child Health
Consumer Advocacy - history
Developmental disabilities
Education of Intellectually Disabled - history
Education of Intellectually Disabled - legislation & jurisprudence
Eligibility
Families & family life
Federal Regulation
Government Regulation
History
History, 21st Century
Humans
Individualized Education Programs
Individualized Instruction
Intellectual disabilities
Intellectual Disability - history
Medicaid - history
Medicaid - legislation & jurisprudence
Mental Retardation
People with disabilities
Public Policy
Public Policy - history
Public Policy - legislation & jurisprudence
Quality of life
Social Action
Social Security - history
Social Security - legislation & jurisprudence
Terminology as Topic
United States
Vocabulary
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Summary:This article 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. It also describes recent and pending changes in federal regulations and policy to adopt the new terminology for Social Security and Medicaid.
ISSN:1934-9556
1934-9491
1934-9556
DOI:10.1352/1934-9556-51.2.108