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Bill of Rights for People with Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities 

  • Be treated nicely at all times and as a person

  • Have a clean safe place to live in and a place to be alone

  • Have food that is good for you

  • Be able to go, if you want, to any church, temple, mosque

  • Be able to go to a doctor or dentist when you are sick

  • Be able to have people help you with the way you walk, talk,
    do things with your hands, act or feel, if you need it

  • Be able to have people help and teach you, if you want

  • Be able to have time and a place to go to be by yourself

  • Be able to call, write letters or talk to anyone you want about anything you want

  • Be able to have your own things and be able to use them

  • Be able to have men and women as friends

  • Be able to join in activities and do things that will help you grow
    to be the best person you can be

  • Be able to work and make money

  • Be treated like everyone else

  • Not be hit, yelled at, cursed at, or called names that hurt you

  • Be able to learn new things, make friends, have activities to do,
    and go out in your community

  • Be able to tell people what you want and be part of making plans or decisions about your life

  • Be able to ask someone you want to help you, let others know how you feel or what you want

  • Be able to use your money to pay for things you need and want with help, if you need it

  • Be able to say yes or no before people talk about what you do at work or home or look at your file

  • Be able to complain or ask for changes if you don’t like something without
    being afraid of getting in trouble

  • Not be given medicine hat you don’t need or held down if you are not hurting yourself or others

  • To vote and learn about laws and your community

  • To say yes or no to being part of a study or experiment.