On the recordMay 10, 1974
Retarded children, for instance, are too often deprived of the opportunities open to other children, and many mentally retarded adults are denied a free choice of a place to live.
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presidency.ucsb.eduRichard Nixon: “Retarded children, for instance, are too often deprived of the opportunities open to other children, and many mentally…”
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Proclamation 4293—Legal Rights for Retarded Citizens Week, 1974
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