We are not a large corporation with a high administrative overhead, in fact we have no administrative costs. All work is volunteer, and oftentimes the materials we provide are funded from our own pockets or donated to us by others. The “R” Word Campaign is a grass roots effort by those interested in bringing awareness to everyone that the use of the word “retard” to mean something bad or stupid is offensive to people with disabilities and those who know and love them.
With that spirit in mind we provide the following materials free of charge for use in your communities.
When You Say Retard Someone Hurts Sign
Let Them Know Cards (Avery 27871 Business Card sheets )
Pass It On Cards (print on card stock, pdf)
When You Say Retard Someone Hurts Postcards
2 inch R-Word Sticker Buttons (Compatible to Avery 5194)Spread
The Word Image for T-Shirts or Small Posters (pdf)
Spread The Word Image Large Posters (pdf)
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Please share your stories and photos with us so we can share your successes which will encourage others to stand up and speak out!
Donations
If you would like to donate money to us, our pledge to you is that we will put all donations to use promoting the “r” Word Campaign by making materials available free of charge to schools and community groups. Every donation, no matter how small, is vitally important to helping us support local school and community education efforts.
If you would like to donate in other ways, we are open to your suggestions. Please contact us with your ideas or if you would like to help us develop materials.
Here are our long term goals;
- Develop education materials for free distribution to individuals, schools and communities.
- Create and maintain a network of advocates in each state available for presentations in schools and communities.
- Develop a program guide for presentations
- Promote a poster contest for school age children at the state level to reaffirm the classroom presentations.
- Promote an awareness day or event, nationally or at state level.
Your money will go towards the purchase of lapel stickers, and bumper stickers that will be handed out to schools and conferences.
If you would like to help us further out goals by donating to The “r” Word Campaign, please send your contribution by;
Or mail your donation to:
The “R” Word Campaign
PO Box 6022
Norman, OK 73070
We do not have non-profit, tax exempt status at this time.
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NOTE: This site is an information resource. We believe the discussion should take place in schools, at work and every place this word is heard and found offensive. Any comments that do not reflect that effort or do not include a valid email address will not be approved.
The “r” Word Campaign © 2007-2015, Rick & Wanda Felty – online since April 2007
Your website is amazing. It is just what this world needs 🙂
Perfect! I work with folks with intellectual disabilites and this has always been my mantra. I am going to be using it as my facebook profile and on my work email signature Thanks for the resources!
The word retard bothers me. it makes me upset. I’m a developmentally disabled person. I was institutionized when I was a boy (this is wen the word retard back then was used alot). then I was in special Education at school, then after I graduated I attended a Day treatment center, after that I worked in a sheltered workshop, and now I have a job on the outside, I have two of them, I work at a pizza parlor, and a supermarket. I can’t stand that “R” word, when someone mentions it to me, or calling me that word. I am involved in Special Olympics, which was Track and Field, cross-coutry skiing, and softball year ago, and bowling (which I’m still doing today)
Your site is a pathbreaker. I think you need to go beyond national and other barriers. collaborate with other organisations, network too. these are my own views and not that of the organisation where i work. I am from India
Your site is exactly what I was looking for. I’m broadcasting it every way I know how. My daughter has Down Syndrome. Thank you SO VERY MUCH for your good work.