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Community Impact

Inclusion at Work: Behind the Scenes at The Coca-Cola Company

Promotional graphic for Inclusion Revolution Radio Season 7, Episode 11 about National Disability Awareness Month with The Coca-Cola Company. The left side features the show’s logo and episode details, and the right side shows Novie Craven. The bottom includes the Coca-Cola logo as the presenting sponsor.
Special Olympics Chief Inspiration Officer Loretta Claiborne will do anything it takes to cross the finish line, and her unwavering advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities reflects that same determination.

Wonjae Choi

Wonjae Choi, Global Athlete Leadership Council Special Olympics East Asia
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Latin America

#CampeonesDeLaInclusión: Jaime Cruz y RAVVA

Jaime Cruz con su amigo, el cantautor RAVVA, en video de “Desde Que Te Vi”.
Los #CampeonesDeLaInclusión contribuyen a un mundo más digno, justo e inclusivo para personas con discapacidad intelectual, celebrando la fortaleza que hay en un mundo en donde todos gocemos de los mismos derechos.
Athletes

Renee Manfredi Reflects on Inclusion

By Renee Manfredi, August 06, 2019
Renee’s magical 50th Year Anniversary Celebration leaves a lasting memory.
As the Global Week of Inclusion began I thought, "what does inclusion really mean, what does it really look like?"
Community Impact

US Schools Get National Unified Champion School Banner Recognition

By Leigha Bannon, September 11, 2017
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Learn what it means to earn this prestigious recognition.
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Inclusive Action

Inclusive Action
Hear from students about what inclusive action looks like.
Special Olympics Europe Eurasia

Hellas (Greece)

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Special Olympics is a global organization that serves athletes with intellectual disabilities working with hundreds of thousands of volunteers and coaches each year. Since the establishment of Special Olympics in 1968, the number of people with and without intellectual disabilities who are involved with the organization has been growing, but the unmet need to reach more people with intellectual disabilities is staggering.

It’s at the local level—right here—where interested volunteers meet the athletes. That’s where the perceptions start to change and where the miracle of transformation takes place.

Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.

Download the Special Olympics Hellas (Greece) Fact Sheet.
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Guatemala

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Special Olympics is a global organization that serves athletes with intellectual disabilities working with hundreds of thousands of volunteers and coaches each year. Since the establishment of Special Olympics in 1968, the number of people with and without intellectual disabilities who are involved with the organization has been growing, but the unmet need to reach more people with intellectual disabilities is staggering.

It’s at the local level--right here--where interested volunteers meet the athletes. That’s where the perceptions start to change and where the miracle of transformation takes place.

Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.

Download the Special Olympics Guatemala FactSheet (PDF)
Press Releases

New Zealand Special Olympics Athletes Show Solidarity Amid Grief at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

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In the wake of the deadly shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, athletes from Special Olympics New Zealand and Special Olympics United Arab Emirates, along with leaders of Special Olympics, gathered at the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.
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Hearts of Champions: USA Games

Hearts of Champions: USA Games
Look back at some highlights from the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games, held in Princeton, N.J.
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