{"id":178769,"date":"2024-03-06T10:51:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T15:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=178769"},"modified":"2024-03-07T10:11:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T15:11:38","slug":"march-6th-is-spread-the-word-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/2024\/03\/06\/march-6th-is-spread-the-word-day\/","title":{"rendered":"March 6th is Spread the Word Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”178772″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Miami, FL, March 6, 2024<\/strong> \u2014 March 6th<\/strong> is Spread the Word Day<\/strong>, a day designated to “showcasing the impact of inclusive language and actions so that the discrimination of people with intellectual disabilities can come to an end.\u201d Spread the Word Day is run by the organization Spread the Word<\/strong><\/a>, which is \u201cpart of Special Olympics and supported by Best Buddies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since 2009, over 800,000 people have pledged to spread the word to end their use of the r-word. Here\u2019s how you can to pledge spread the word for inclusion:<\/p>\n