Newsletter for Educators

Newsletter for Educators

The Social and Ethical Issues Relating To Mental Retardation

On Ethical Considerations it has been identified a wide variety of ethical and legal issues surrounding the participation of people with mental retardation and developmental disabilities in research protocols. The members affirmed that well designed non-therapeutic research serves the interests of individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. When there is no effective treatment available, it is in the interest of people with mental retardation and developmental disabilities to participate in well-designed placebo- controlled trials.

The alternative is to not to receive treatment for disabling conditions, or to receive treatments where safety and efficacy have not been studied, often resulting in harm without compensating benefit. Any determinations about an individual's capacity to decide whether to participate in research should be based on his or her functional ability, not on IQ score or the simple label of mental retardation and developmental disabilities. Education is an important factor in the growth of an individual through education; people are able to acquire knowledge and information relevant to their daily lives and tasks. The education process is an essential process in the life of every individual

There are programs and projects that reinforce the acquisition of formal education. Some of these programs are employed by the government to assist and help every citizen to acquire necessary education Programs include scholarship grants and innovated curriculum that enable the students to cope with the continually changing social and technological environment

If there are programs helping the students and promoting overall education, there are also certain factors that hinder the acquisition of education. There are some socio-political factors that are considered as barriers in the education process.

There's a kid at school who seems different. You've heard people say he's "retarded," but you've also heard people use that word ...