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Language, Kimberly Steffes of Joliet argues, is inextricably linked to real-world barriers, outcomes and opportunities for her child and others with intellectual disabilities.

Chicago Tribune

Resurgence of a slur: Local parents, intellectual disability advocates condemn Trump’s use of the ‘R-word’

Kimberly Steffes of Joliet, the mother of a young boy with special needs, never imagined a sitting president would use the “R-word,” a derogatory term long reviled by the intellectual disability community and its advocates.

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