JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Disability advocates say we need to clean up our language and use more respectful words to describe people with developmental disabilities. That's why the Missouri Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities prepared materials for libraries, schools and service clubs to help people re-think their language.
"A lot of times people, especially young people will say that word when they're talking about a movie or a book or just an event and really I think that they're not aware they're being hurtful."
Wednesday, March 3, is 'Spread the Word To End The Word' awareness day across the country.
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