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National Disability Employment Awareness Month: Special Olympics Athletes in the Workplace

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October marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), recognizing the contributions of people with disabilities in the workforce and reaffirming our commitment to inclusive employment.
Athletes

Special Olympics Malta Athlete Gilmour Borg Shines as a Leader

A smiling young man carrying a torch in his left hand.
“Nothing is more important to me than representing Special Olympics”
Athletes

Special Olympics Goes Beyond the Field of Play for Italy’s Aloisio and Enwereuzoh

By ND Prashant , May 30, 2023
Athlete, Grace Enwereuzoh, proudly holding a medal.
“I wish to see more young people make themselves available to support us. I would like to see students and teachers come out because they learn to understand us and know that being together helps us to live more peacefully.”
Inclusive Health

Young Athletes

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Special Olympics Young Athletes is an early childhood play program for children with and without intellectual disabilities, ages 2 to 7 years old.
Inclusive Health

Health Messengers

Six people standing in a circle with their arms around one another looking down as the photographer is looking up taking a photo of them.
The only way to end exclusion is to have people who face these challenges daily help create the solution.
Healthy Start

Promoting Health & Wellness

Every family needs to find the best ways to implement a healthy lifestyle by eating healthy foods and engaging in fun exercises. Learning about health risks could also help with prevention and the initiation of timely treatments.
Sports & Coaching

Figure Skating

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Coaching guide, rules, and other materials for coaches.

A sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates.
Healthy Start

Promoting Health & Wellness

Every family needs to find the best ways to implement a healthy lifestyle by eating healthy foods and engaging in fun exercises. Learning about health risks could also help with prevention and the initiation of timely treatments.

Special Olympics

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The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
Our Words

How to Spread the Word

Making your own pledge is a terrific first step, but at some point we will all hear someone else use the R-word and think to ourselves – What do I do now?
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