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WBAY.COM: Wisconsin GOP moves to remove 'R-word' from state code

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Two Wisconsin senators are working on legislation to remove the term "mental retardation" and all its derivatives from state code and replace it with the words "intellectual disability."  The bill mirrors legislation former Gov. Scott Walker signed in 2012 that removed "mental retardation" from state statute.

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