Bill Text: IA HR17 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution recognizing Wednesday, March 2, 2011, as "Spread the Word to End the Word" day of awareness in Iowa and encouraging the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, and kindred organizations to utilize the term "intellectual disability" for clinical purposes.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [HR17 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HR17-Introduced.html
House
Resolution
17
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
17
BY
HEDDENS
,
HEATON
,
SCHULTE
,
and
M.
SMITH
A
Resolution
recognizing
Wednesday,
March
2,
2011,
as
1
“Spread
the
Word
to
End
the
Word”
day
of
awareness
2
in
Iowa
and
encouraging
the
American
Medical
3
Association,
the
American
Psychiatric
Association,
4
and
kindred
organizations
to
utilize
the
term
5
“intellectual
disability”
for
clinical
purposes.
6
WHEREAS,
the
terms
“mental
retardation”
and
7
“mentally
retarded”,
originally
introduced
as
medical
8
terms,
have
evolved
in
today’s
society
to
be
used
9
as
hate
speech
to
degrade
and
insult
persons
with
10
intellectual
disabilities;
and
11
WHEREAS,
“Spread
the
Word
to
End
the
Word”
is
an
12
ongoing
effort
by
Special
Olympics
and
Best
Buddies
13
International
to
raise
the
consciousness
of
society
14
about
the
dehumanizing
and
hurtful
effects
of
using
15
terms
based
on
the
word
“retarded”
and
encourage
16
cessation
of
the
use
of
such
terms;
and
17
WHEREAS,
the
effort
to
build
awareness
would
be
18
greatly
advanced
if
the
American
Medical
Association,
19
the
American
Psychiatric
Association,
and
kindred
20
organizations
act
to
replace
the
use
of
terms
based
21
on
the
word
“retarded”
with
the
use
of
terms
based
22
on
the
words
“intellectual
disabilities”
for
clinical
23
purposes;
and
24
WHEREAS,
promoting
the
use
of
respectful
and
25
inclusive
language
is
essential
to
acknowledging
the
26
dignity
and
humanity
of
persons
with
intellectual
27
disabilities;
NOW
THEREFORE,
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17
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
1
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
the
House
of
Representatives
2
proclaims
and
recognizes
Wednesday,
March
2,
2011,
as
3
“Spread
the
Word
to
End
the
Word”
day
of
awareness
in
4
Iowa;
and
5
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
all
Iowans
are
6
encouraged
to
declare
support
for
their
fellow
Iowans
7
with
intellectual
disabilities
by
spreading
the
word
to
8
end
the
word
on
March
2,
2011,
and
thereafter;
and
9
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
American
Medical
10
Association,
the
American
Psychiatric
Association,
and
11
kindred
organizations
are
encouraged
to
replace
the
use
12
of
terms
based
on
the
word
“retarded”
with
the
use
of
13
terms
based
on
the
words
“intellectual
disabilities”
14
for
clinical
purposes.
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