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Community Impact

Trinidad & Tobago Makes History with First Special Olympics Regional Beach Games

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Trinidad & Tobago played host to the first-ever Special Olympics Regional Beach Games. This pioneering event drew 130 athletes, 70 coaches, and delegates from Special Olympics Programs across the Caribbean to compete in a variety of beach sports.
Community Impact

Faces of Inclusion: A Mother of Three Special Olympics Athletes

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Gissela is a devoted mother of three daughters with intellectual disabilities. Follow her story of balancing her role as their caregiver, coach, and provider.
Community Impact

Special Olympics Announces the 2024 – 2025 Systems Change in Inclusive Health Subgrant Awardees

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Ten organizations have been selected as recipients of the 2024 – 2025 Systems Change in Inclusive Health Subgrant. Together, their reach spans the health ecosystem, and their exciting projects stand to improve health access for people with IDD!
Inclusive Health

Health Messengers

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The only way to end exclusion is to have people who face these challenges daily help create the solution.
In the News

Special Olympics and Refugees: Bridging Communities Through Sports

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The Special Olympics' "Unified with Refugees" initiative is breaking down barriers and fostering connections between Special Olympics athletes and refugee communities across Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Inclusive Leadership

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Special Olympic’s leadership work drives personal and cultural change. First, we build leadership skills in athletes, so they have the opportunity to become leaders within the movement, their communities, and ultimately, teachers of inclusion. Then, through the Unified Leadership approach, athletes educate people without disabilities to improve their behaviors and practices creating more inclusive environments for all.
Community Impact

Faces of Inclusion: YangLingZi School Championing Inclusion

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In the heart of its region, YangLingZi School serves as a model of Unified Champion Schools, a place where students of all abilities come together to learn, play, and grow side by side.
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Special Olympics Gaming for Inclusion Showcase 2024

Special Olympics Gaming for Inclusion Showcase 2024
Gaming for Inclusion is a virtual esports tournament connecting people of all abilities and showcasing the power of inclusion through sport. In partnership with Microsoft, Gaming for Inclusion enables Special Olympics to create impact beyond traditional in-person sporting events and showcase the skills of athletes in the world of gaming.
In the News

Excellence in Action: Expanding Unified Champion Schools Across Europe Eurasia

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The Excellence in Action: Expanding Unified Champion Schools Across Europe Eurasia event brought together leaders, mentors, educators, and youth with and without intellectual disabilities from across Europe and Eurasia.
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Special Olympics Presents on Ongoing Health Equity Projects at the 2024 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting ‘Key Session’

A group of men and women in business casual clothing stand in a conference room in front of a backdrop reading ‘APHA’ and a Special Olympics branded presentation screen with the title ‘In Pursuit of Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD)-Inclusive Health Systems: Special Olympics International as a Champion of Health Equity.’ Presenter Annu stands in the middle of the group in a red Special Olympics pullover with a medal around his neck.
Special Olympics Presents on Ongoing Health Equity Projects at the 2024 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting ‘Key Session’
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