We’re Going to Do It Too

For the past five months of this blog, I have repeatedly referred to the special people for which we advocate as “developmentally disabled.”  Well, today the tide is changing.  It is time for us to make the change that is before Congress for Rosa’s Law.  There will be many steps to the process, but if and I hope when it does become a reality, we want to be on board way ahead of the game. 

Beginning with this blog and going forward, these special people will be referred to as “intellectually disabled.”  All literature, the Web sites for both ARC Marion and the Hope Foundation, everything we say and do is going to be reflective of this change.  Will it happen overnight?   Of course not, because it takes a long time to change people’s minds, hearts and speech.  However, we are going to make the transition starting today.  We’re going to do it.  Won’t you, too?