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New Website, the Medicaid Reference Desk, provides help to the disabled

The Medicaid Reference Desk is a tool to help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities find out what Medicaid can offer them. The Medicaid Reference Desk is located at:...

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Spread the Word to End the Word

Spread the Word to End the Word is an ongoing effort by Special Olympics & Best Buddies to raise the consciousness of society about the dehumanizing and hurtful effects of the R-word (“retard(ed)”...

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You Should Always Use People First Language when Talking about People with...

Words have power. Self-advocates with intellectual disabilities have clearly stated that negative language leads to harmful action, discrimination, abuse, negative stereotypes, disenfranchisement, and...

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