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Stephen Minshull - Volleyball Unified Sport Delegate
Indoor Volleyball Unified Sports Delegate - Arizona, USA
Special Olympics Asia Pacific

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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.
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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.
In the News

Nail-Biting Ending at the 2019 Special Olympics Unified NBA All-Star Game

Special Olympics basketball players huddle up during practice the day before the Unified basketball game during NBA All-Star weekend.
This year’s annual NBA Cares Special Olympics Unified basketball game during NBA All-Star weekend was full of fun, talent and excitement. Special Olympics assembled 12 international players to gather in Charlotte, NC to represent their countries, cities and a global movement of inclusion. The players were broken up into two teams of five Special Olympics athletes, with intellectual disabilities. Each team was joined by four international sport celebrities without intellectual disabilities to create a “home” and an “away” team for the Unified basketball game.
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Ke’Shaun Tillman Finds his Place in Sports Photography with Help from Mentor

By RJ Nealon, October 25, 2022
A Special Olympics athlete holds a professional camera and takes a photo.
On the campus of North Carolina State University, Erin Johnston and Ke’Shaun Tillman formed an unlikely friendship.
Community Impact

Special Olympics Northern California Adds Hardware to Medal Collection

By Christian Holleman, June 26, 2026
Patrick Underly competes on the track at the University of Minnesota Track & Field Stadium during the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, focused mid-race.
It’s a warm, cloudy day at the University of Minnesota Track & Field Stadium. Special Olympics Northern California athlete Patrick Underly is with his team, surrounded by state Programs from across the country.
Athletes

“I want to be part of the movement for women’s football”

Women in football/soccer jerseys run after a football on a green pitch.
Suzanne van den Einden-Brok from The Netherlands is both a Special Olympics Athlete Leader and a dedicated footballer. Now she’s combining her talents on a mission open up the beautiful game to ALL women and girls!
Press Releases

After the Elderly, Those with Intellectual Disabilities are at Greatest Risk of Death from COVID-19

Intellectual disability puts individuals at higher risk of dying earlier in life than the general population, for a variety of medical and institutional reasons.
Athletes

Rose Pleskow Holds a Meaningful Role with Special Olympics Partner Brightspot

By RJ Nealon, October 27, 2023
A group of people stand with a Spread the Word banner.
When Pleskow is not swimming in the Potomac River alongside her mom or running on the track, she can be found within the walls of Brightspot—a software development company just outside the nation’s capital in Reston, Virginia.
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How Does Inclusion Help?

How Does Inclusion Help?
Inclusion helps everyone—in so many ways. It helps stop bullying & brings people together.
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