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No One Left Behind: Landmark Special Olympics Study Reveals Concern About Disability Representation in Development of AI Technologies
AI’s potential to empower young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and create more inclusive classrooms is currently under-utilized, despite educator and parent support for the technology
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Special Olympics Receives Prestigious Empress Theophano Prize
Awarded each year to honour an exceptional contribution to human betterment, the coveted prize will be presented to Dr. Timothy Shriver, Chairman of Special Olympics, at a Ceremony on 23 October in the 2000 year-old Rotunda of Thessaloniki, Greece
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A Historic Collaboration: Special Olympics and The Coca-Cola Company Extend Global Partnership Through 2031
June 26, 2024 – Special Olympics, Inc. and The Coca‑Cola Company today announced an eight-year extension of their longstanding global partnership, rooted in the shared values of championing inclusion.
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Special Olympics Highlights its Powerful Work with Refugees to Mark World Refugee Day 2024
SOEE launches video highlight stories of refugees Ali and Sasha, whose lives have been transformed thanks to the Unified with Refugees Program
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United Teams Up with Chicago Bears to Support Special Olympics
Players work alongside airline's Special Olympics Service Ambassadors at O'Hare International Airport for the day to help drive awareness of organization's travel needs | Through United's Miles on a Mission platform, loyalty customers are able to donate their unused airline miles to Special Olympics to support athletes
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Special Olympics and Topgolf to Partner in New Inclusive Fundraiser on September 27
Golf fans of all abilities can register now for the Unified Fore Joy ProAm
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Special Olympics and Paralympics
Special Olympics, the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee are complementary organizations, each one a testimony to the power of sport.
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2024 Special Olympics Overview
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CHRISTY WEIR
Special Olympics International
Vice President, International Media Relations & Communications
+1 202-738-8511
Vice President, International Media Relations & Communications
+1 202-738-8511