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Thursday, June 30, 2011

The Social Challenge: The "R" Word Challenge - Help achieve over 20,000 Actions Over the 4th of July 2011 Weekend

Take the Social Challenge Today!

The Social Challenge is a project of LifeMyWay, in partnership with the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities.

Did you know the word “retard” is used more than 24,000 times each day on Twitter? The folks at LifeMyWay are monitoring Twitter and have launched a new campaign called The Social Challenge to target R-word users and raise awareness about the developmental disability community.

The Social Challenge is about creating a dialogue – watch a live stream of Tweets containing the R-word and then respond directly to the Tweeter. The Social Challenge is also a forum for people to share their stories and connect with one another. Our message is simple: people with developmental disabilities and their families face enough challenges as it is and words can hurt. They deserve the same rights and respect as anyone else.

Visit http://www.TheSocialChallenge.org and challenge yourself, challenge others and join us in creating a community rooted in equality.

200,000 people in Illinois have a developmental disability and we have countless family members and loved ones. Together we can make a difference!

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## For The Social Challenge click headline or visit:
http://www.thesocialchallenge.org/

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Words and negative comments can be can be hurtful and can cause an individual to lose their self-esteem. People with Special Needs have so many challenges that that must adhere too and face. Name calling is just one of many obstacles they must endure.

I am a new to your website. If there is a newsletter, please email me. I am also a Board Member at the Family Resource Center on Disabilities in Chicago. Thank you for what you do.