Beyond Terminology: The Policy Impact of a Grassroots Movement

被引:11
|
作者
Ford, Marty [1 ]
Acosta, Annie [2 ]
Sutcliffe, T. J. [2 ]
机构
[1] The Arc, Publ Policy Off, Washington, DC 20006 USA
[2] The Arc, Washington, DC 20006 USA
关键词
intellectual disability; terminology; grassroots; Rosa's Law; regulations; Medicaid; Social Security;
D O I
10.1352/1934-9556-51.2.108
中图分类号
G76 [特殊教育];
学科分类号
040109 ;
摘要
This article discusses the history of the grassroots movement led by self-advocates and their families to replace the stigmatizing term mental retardation with intellectual disability in federal statute. It also describes recent and pending changes in federal regulations and policy to adopt the new terminology for Social Security and Medicaid.
引用
收藏
页码:108 / 112
页数:5
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] The Social Gospel as a Grassroots Movement
    Deichmann, Wendy J.
    [J]. CHURCH HISTORY, 2015, 84 (01): : 203 - 206
  • [2] A Grassroots Movement Sounds the Call
    Roush, Karen
    [J]. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING, 2013, 113 (03) : 7 - 7
  • [3] The Impact of Multilevel Governmental Policy on Rural Catalonia: Voices From the Grassroots
    Agahi, Omeed
    Dempere, Maria Isabel Pell
    Feu, Jordi
    Carrera, Eduard
    Prieto-Flores, Oscar
    [J]. POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE, 2024, 12 (01):
  • [4] Beyond Bullets, Bombs, and Grassroots
    Twose, Gabe
    [J]. CULTURE & PSYCHOLOGY, 2009, 15 (01) : 134 - 144
  • [5] Terminology and policy
    Rosen, ES
    [J]. JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY, 1998, 24 (06): : 723 - 724
  • [6] Growing policy with grassroots activism
    Samour, P
    Ochs, M
    [J]. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION, 2004, 104 (12) : 1786 - 1787
  • [7] IFOAM - the International Organic grassroots Movement
    Geier, B
    [J]. VILLAGES IN THE FUTURE: CROPS, JOBS AND LIVELIHOOD, 2001, : 123 - 124
  • [8] Environmental justice: Grassroots activism and its impact on public policy decision making
    Bullard, RD
    Johnson, GS
    [J]. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ISSUES, 2000, 56 (03) : 555 - 578
  • [9] Refugee-Run Grassroots Organizations: Responsive Assistance beyond the Constraints of US Resettlement Policy
    Benson, Odessa Gonzalez
    [J]. JOURNAL OF REFUGEE STUDIES, 2021, 34 (02) : 2124 - 2141
  • [10] Movement cultures and media in grassroots politics
    Mattoni, Alice
    Barassi, Veronica
    Kavada, Anastasia
    [J]. INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY, 2020, 23 (12) : 1713 - 1717