R Word

• ‘It’s just mean’: Autism services building in Fergus, Ont., tagged with R-word

  Autism Behavioural Services Inc. in Fergus, Ont. had the R-word spray painted onto its building this week.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2021
  
• Campaign says it’s time to stop using the R-word: ‘There are better words’

  For anyone with an intellectual disability, the word is hurtful no matter how people use it.

  Lifestyle

  Mar 12, 2018
  
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• Police officer recorded swearing and dropping R-word to make fun of Sask. man

  Police officer recorded swearing and dropping the "R" word to make fun of a Saskatchewan man, not realizing the voicemail had started recording.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2017
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• University of Saskatchewan group wants to end use of the R-word in Saskatoon

  A University of Saskatchewan group is collecting signatures from people who promise not to use the R-word and other derogatory terms.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2017
• Edmonton students launch #NoGoodWay campaign to eliminate use of R-word

  Students at McNally High School are leading an initiative to get rid of the word "retard" in everyday language.

  Education

  Mar 14, 2017
• Ohio family fights back after ‘R word’ spray-painted across home of teen in wheelchair

  The vandalism of an Ohio family’s home is raising awareness about the use of the “R word.”

  World

  Sep 27, 2016