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Gov. Chris Christie approves N.J. law removing offensive references to people with disabilities (from NJ.com) - On Monday, August 16, Governor Chris Christie signed legislation that removes outdated, disrespectful terminology that refers to persons with developmental disabilities from all New Jersey statutes and regulations. The bill, S1982, eliminates references such as "mental retardation," "mentally retarded" and "feeble-minded," replacing the terms with "intellectual disability" or "developmental disability."

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