The document discusses Rosa's Law, a law signed by President Obama in 2010 that removed terms like "mentally retarded" and "mental retardation" from federal laws and replaced them with "intellectually disabled." Rosa's Law was named after Rosa Marcellino, who has Down syndrome, and aims to use respectful language when referring to intellectual disabilities.

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11. Rosa’s Law
• Named after Rosa Marcellino who has Down syndrome.
• Signed by President Obama on October 5,2010.
• Removes all terms like “Mentally Retarted” and “Mental Retardation” from
federal, health, education and labor laws.
• Replaces them with Intellectual disabled.