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No more ‘retarded, addict’: New 2024 laws remove words from official state language

Two bills signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year will remove outdated terminology in state law language for certain classes of people beginning this January.   Assembly Bill 248, also known as the Dignity for All Act, removes the words and phrases “mentally retarded persons,” “mentally retarded children,” “retardation” and “handicap” from existing laws to eliminate […]

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