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Special Olympics European Basketball Week 2025 is on! #EBW2025

Special Olympics European Basketball Week 2025 is on! #EBW2025
The 22nd edition of Special Olympics European Basketball Week sees 25,000+ players with and without intellectual disabilities taking part in 250 events in 35+ countries, with the support of TME, UPS, FIBA Europe and FIBA Foundation. Games, tournaments, workshops and other activities will be offered across the region for boys, girls and mixed teams, with a focus on Special Olympics Unified Sportsยฎ and reaching new Special Olympics Unified Schools through a cross-collaboration with FIBA Hoops 4 Schools. 
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๐Ÿ€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป, ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†!

๐Ÿ€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป, ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†!
Together with our partners at @fiba, weโ€™re proud to host the first-ever #SpecialOlympics 3x3 Unified Basketball World Cup, where athletes with and without intellectual disabilities will compete side-by-side on the global stage. Get ready for unforgettable moments, fierce competition, and the power of inclusion in action.
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๐Ÿ€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป, ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†!

๐Ÿ€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป, ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†!
Together with our partners at @fiba, weโ€™re proud to host the first-ever #SpecialOlympics 3x3 Unified Basketball World Cup, where athletes with and without intellectual disabilities will compete side-by-side on the global stage. Get ready for unforgettable moments, fierce competition, and the power of inclusion in action.
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From Workshop to Workforce

From Workshop to Workforce
In 2019, following the Unified Leadership launch in Dublin, the ADIDAS Latin America regional office invited Special Olympics to speak with one of their DEI employee resource groups about intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
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IRR: Special Olympics Puerto Rico Takes Center Stage ๐Ÿ€

Inclusion Revolution Radio Season 7 Episode 6 Luis Fermaint and Jesus Cortes, Special Olympics Puerto Rico, presented by Toyota
This episode of Inclusion Revolution Radio is proudly sponsored by Toyota. Hosted by Novie Craven and produced at Podville Media, we shine a spotlight on a historic first: the Special Olympics Unified 3x3 Basketball World Cup! Held 5 โ€“ 7 December 2025, this event will bring together athletes with and without intellectual disabilities to compete on a global stage in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Rosas Law

Rosa standing in front of a brick pillar with the word You are Beautiful written above her. She is looking up and smiling for the photo.
In 2010, President Barack Obama signed โ€œRosaโ€™s Lawโ€ which changed โ€œmental retardationโ€ to โ€œintellectual disabilityโ€ in US federal law. Inspired by nine year-old Rosa Marcellino, the law was a key component in the groundswell of advocacy efforts promoting inclusive, people first-language for people with intellectual disabilities.
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