https://www.specialolympics.org/spread-the-word/our-words/were-not-all-that-different 2025-01-31T12:21:43-05:00 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TvqDAuecucU/hqdefault.jpg We’re Not All that Different This is a video created by youth in Arlington, Virginia to raise awareness about the hurtfulness of using the word 'retard.' https://www.youtube.com/embed/TvqDAuecucU?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Our Words https://www.specialolympics.org/spread-the-word/our-words/we-need-a-new-r-word 2025-01-30T03:39:13-05:00 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/H1TbFUs7zZQ/hqdefault.jpg We Need a New R-Word This is a video created by Noah Gray from Miami, Florida to raise awareness about the hurtfulness of using the word 'retard.' https://www.youtube.com/embed/H1TbFUs7zZQ?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Our Words https://www.specialolympics.org/spread-the-word/our-words/the-weight-of-words 2025-01-31T12:21:14-05:00 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9hX9T4ZCq7M/hqdefault.jpg The Weight of Words This is a video created by youth in Arlington, Virginia to raise awareness about the hurtfulness of using the word 'retard' https://www.youtube.com/embed/9hX9T4ZCq7M?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Our Words https://www.specialolympics.org/spread-the-word/our-words/i-hear-you 2025-01-31T12:21:25-05:00 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kg2Xuljim8c/hqdefault.jpg I Hear You This is a video created by youth in Arlington, Virginia to raise awareness about the hurtfulness of using the word 'retard.' https://www.youtube.com/embed/kg2Xuljim8c?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Our Words https://www.specialolympics.org/spread-the-word/our-words/call-me-friend-call-me-neighbor 2025-01-31T12:21:06-05:00 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lxoZgLDFmUM/hqdefault.jpg Call Me Friend, Call Me Neighbor This is a public service announcement created by BBDO-NY to raise awareness about the hurtfulness of the word 'retard' for people with intellectual disabilities. It's time we begin to respect and value people with intellectual disabilities as our friends and neighbors, instead of using labels. https://www.youtube.com/embed/lxoZgLDFmUM?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Our Words https://www.specialolympics.org/spread-the-word/our-words/be-kind-be-tolerant 2025-01-31T12:20:58-05:00 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/h-Wz1Xa9YLk/hqdefault.jpg Be Kind, Be Tolerant This is a video created by youth in Arlington, Virginia to raise awareness about the hurtfulness of using the word 'retard'. The animation was done by Phi Tran. https://www.youtube.com/embed/h-Wz1Xa9YLk?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Our Words https://www.specialolympics.org/spread-the-word/our-words/soeren-palumbos-r-word-speech 2025-01-31T12:19:52-05:00 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8zFKFshINuw/hqdefault.jpg Soeren Palumbo's R-word Speech This is the original speech that Soeren Palumbo gave as a senior at an assembly at Fremd High School in Illinois in February 2007. The speech illustrates his personal experience surrounding the word 'retard' and the pain it causes his sister. https://www.youtube.com/embed/8zFKFshINuw?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Our Words