Throughout the United States, much efforts are being made with the view of stopping the use of the word retard. Intellectually challenged people usually take the word to be very insulting especially now when it has been incorporated into day to day conversations. This very fact necessitated the need for the formation of the R word pledge movement back in the year 2009.
The main aim of this movement is to help instill the use of respectful language which takes into consideration the welfare of victims of several cognitive and even developmental challenges. The movement aims at informing the public at large that these individuals who fall into this category can be able to achieve a productive life especially if people never regard them to be complete human beings.
The origin of this movement was through an outfit known as Spread the Word to End the Word. This was done during the Special Olympics Global Activation Summit by several youth who were both with and without the cognitive disabilities. All this got to take place during Special Olympics World Winter games in the year 2009.
Students from all over the United States usually take part in this initiative by promising to discard the usage of the word retard in their day to day activities. They also promise to educate the public on the same. March 31 is usually the nationwide day for the propagation of this program. Through this movement, some people who hold public offices have been strongly condemned for violating the very objective of this movement and this has even led to them making public apologies. Some of them have even gone to join the movement.
Social media has been of great use to this movement since it is through it that the basic ideas held by it have been transmitted to a huge population of people. One of the ways is that it is very much encouraged to tweet the pledges through Twitter. Youtube and Facebook have been of huge benefit in spreading the ideologies to the hard to reach areas. The utilization of newsletters is seen also to be of great importance in informing the public at large on the scheduled events and their timings.
Another way an individual can effectively take part is by carrying the torch of respect. There is usually a designated day for the hand to hand exchange relay of the torch which takes place in about 50 states. The day also entails fund raising with an aim of ensuring that more people are reached by the message. This event usually takes a period of about 46 days.
People are always encouraged to share their story as to what prompted them into taking part in the movement in the website owned by this initiative. They are usually advised to display their passion for the fair treatment of the mentally disabled persons by sharing their personal testimonies with regards to this very matter.
The movement also aims at equipping the participants with the most suitable ways of handling a case whereby they witness the use of that derogatory statement. This is especially the case since most situations tend to be not suitable for an intervention. Several celebrities have also played a huge part in spreading the agenda of this movement by actively giving it support.
The main aim of this movement is to help instill the use of respectful language which takes into consideration the welfare of victims of several cognitive and even developmental challenges. The movement aims at informing the public at large that these individuals who fall into this category can be able to achieve a productive life especially if people never regard them to be complete human beings.
The origin of this movement was through an outfit known as Spread the Word to End the Word. This was done during the Special Olympics Global Activation Summit by several youth who were both with and without the cognitive disabilities. All this got to take place during Special Olympics World Winter games in the year 2009.
Students from all over the United States usually take part in this initiative by promising to discard the usage of the word retard in their day to day activities. They also promise to educate the public on the same. March 31 is usually the nationwide day for the propagation of this program. Through this movement, some people who hold public offices have been strongly condemned for violating the very objective of this movement and this has even led to them making public apologies. Some of them have even gone to join the movement.
Social media has been of great use to this movement since it is through it that the basic ideas held by it have been transmitted to a huge population of people. One of the ways is that it is very much encouraged to tweet the pledges through Twitter. Youtube and Facebook have been of huge benefit in spreading the ideologies to the hard to reach areas. The utilization of newsletters is seen also to be of great importance in informing the public at large on the scheduled events and their timings.
Another way an individual can effectively take part is by carrying the torch of respect. There is usually a designated day for the hand to hand exchange relay of the torch which takes place in about 50 states. The day also entails fund raising with an aim of ensuring that more people are reached by the message. This event usually takes a period of about 46 days.
People are always encouraged to share their story as to what prompted them into taking part in the movement in the website owned by this initiative. They are usually advised to display their passion for the fair treatment of the mentally disabled persons by sharing their personal testimonies with regards to this very matter.
The movement also aims at equipping the participants with the most suitable ways of handling a case whereby they witness the use of that derogatory statement. This is especially the case since most situations tend to be not suitable for an intervention. Several celebrities have also played a huge part in spreading the agenda of this movement by actively giving it support.
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