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Petition to banish the 'R-word' gains support
Barbara Dubin frowned when she thought about the "R-word."
"It's very graphic and very nasty," said Dubin, 57, who lives in a group apartment home in Oceanside. The "R-word" refers to the word "retarded." Dubin was one of hundreds of clients at AHRC Nassau who signed a petition Wednesday urging an end to the use of the word in society.
AHRC, which provides services to people with intellectual...
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