State Senator Beth Bye (D-West Hartford) signs a Special Olympics Connecticut pledge to ‘Spread The Word to End the R-Word’ at a press conference held in the State Capitol on May 13.  

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Sen. Beth Bye joined advocates, parents, children, other adults, and a bipartisan group of state legislators to engage schools, organizations and communities to not use the “r-word” and to promote the inclusion and acceptance of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Individuals are encouraged to sign the pledge online at www.r-word.org.

State Sen. Beth Bye signs the pledge. Submitted photo