Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Spread the word to end the word


http://www.r-word.org/

Language affects attitudes
and the use of derogatory words to describe disabled people
or used as pejoratives
helps foster a society in which hate and abuse of disabled people can flourish.


1 comment:

Adelaide Dupont said...

Go Alex!

It certainly puts the Special Olympics in the spotlight, as well as the more general point of language.