Is the word "handicapped" offensive?

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11-18-2009, 10:29 AM

kddani

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Not related to "handicapped" per se, but there is someone seeking to get a law passed to remove "mentally retarded" from the federal lexicon:

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/rosas-l...ory?id=9109319

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