Arizona Teen Heads to Her First World Games

 Arizona teenager Itzel Apodaca has struggled all her life with intellectual disabilities. After she joined Special Olympics, she began to gain skills and confidence in her abilities -- which has also helped  in other parts of her life and even in school.

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Igniting the Project Unify Fire in Special Olympics Bharat

Project Unify is now ‘official’ in the Asia Pacific region with our pilot launching in Special Olympics Bharat!read more »

Posted on 2012-05-16 by Karyn

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