Here is a very interesting blog in the Huffington Postwritten by Janice Lintz about how many feel we need to eliminate "offensive" terms that are associated with people with disabilities. She explains how the Rosa's Law eliminated the words "retarded" and "retardation" from government language, but there are several other words that many feel have negative connotations.

These words are regularly used by the media which doesn't help. More and more states are requiring government agencies to use person-first language, but the rule isn't well publicized yet.

What are your thoughts on this? Do you agree? Are there other words you find offensive?

Read the article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janice-s-lintz/it-is-time-to-eliminate-o_1_b_9151624.html