R-word

Tyler, after years of being bullied with the R-word, internalized the degradation conveyed by it and began to identify himself as a "retard."

Tim Shriver Jr.: Bullying Revisited: Retarded? Tim Shriver Jr. 2011

An end to the R-word and attention to its consequences will contribute to the cure of this silent epidemic.

Tim Shriver Jr.: Bullying Revisited: Retarded? Tim Shriver Jr. 2011

One of the most salient features of the event was a campaign to "End the R-word," the offensive term meant to disparage people with IDD, for which attendees contributed to a Public Service Announcement PSA produced by Project360.

Ayo Adeyeye: Ending the R-word Ayo Adeyeye 2012

In their hallways and on their campuses, they are calling their peers and communities to pledge to end the use of the R-word and to create school and work environments where all students and employees are valued.

Tim Shriver Jr.: Bullying Revisited: Retarded? Tim Shriver Jr. 2011

In their hallways and on their campuses, they are calling their peers and communities to pledge to end the use of the R-word and to create school and work environments where all students and employees are valued.

Tim Shriver Jr.: Bullying Revisited: Retarded? Tim Shriver Jr. 2011

One of the most salient features of the event was a campaign to "End the R-word," the offensive term meant to disparage people with IDD, for which attendees contributed to a Public Service Announcement PSA produced by Project360.

Ayo Adeyeye: Ending the R-word Ayo Adeyeye 2012

The PSA discouraging use of the R-word will be donated to Best Buddies and the Special Olympics, allowing the organizations to continue promoting the message of people first.

Ayo Adeyeye: Ending the R-word Ayo Adeyeye 2012

"Everything depends on what the R-word actually means," said Paul C.

Employee input key to reorganization effort Joe Davidson 2011

The PSA discouraging use of the R-word will be donated to Best Buddies and the Special Olympics, allowing the organizations to continue promoting the message of people first.

Ayo Adeyeye: Ending the R-word Ayo Adeyeye 2012

The elimination of the R-word will not end bullying but curtailing this verbal dehumanization will perhaps allow us to appreciate the intrinsic humanity in all of us, with and without intellectual disabilities.

Tim Shriver Jr.: Bullying Revisited: Retarded? Tim Shriver Jr. 2011