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Community Impact

Coach Roberto Hernandez Celebrates 25 Years

Coach Robert with his two sons Roberto Jr. and Coach Carlos; all three men wearing a MERCER 2019 Special Olympics New Jersey Games shirt.
When you talk to Coach Roberto about coaching for Special Olympics New Jersey now, he still has passion in his voice, the same passion he exudes when he talks about his family.
Press Releases

Special Olympics and Hip Hop Public Health Announce Partnership to Promote Inclusion and Fight Childhood Obesity Through the Power of Dance

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New signature hip hop song and music video targeted to youth with and without intellectual disabilities to launch on World Children’s Day
Community Impact

Coach Charles Chua says “We’re All Good Enough”

By Charles Chua, October 13, 2020
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This post first appeared in Human Race from Special Olympics Asia Pacific.
In the News

Swedish National TV Tells Story of Athletes’ Journey To World Games 2019

By Silvia Cassina , October 13, 2020
Four athletes in the foreground with text behind them that reads: Heja Sverigelaget! with an illustration of the Swedish National Flag.
A new Swedish TV show, Heja Sverigelaget! (Go, Team Sweden!), which follows the journey of four Special Olympics athletes to World Games 2019 in Abu Dhabi, has captured the imagination of the Swedish public!
Athletes

Take Care of Yourself and Your Mental Health—World Mental Health Day

A row of athletes sitting on chairs applauding.
“Take care of yourself and move forward” has been Joe Wu’s motto during these last few months. No longer able to compete and to practice on a regular basis, Wu—like so many others—has turned to virtual ways to connect and uplift those around him.
In the News

Innovative & Inclusive: Dental Tech Training for People with Intellectual Disabilities

Ethan in the dental office standing by the equipment.
It’s well known that employment rates are low for people with disabilities. The employment rate is especially low in medical and other professional fields. That’s why a new initiative in Louisiana and Texas is so innovative.
Athletes

Proving Abilities, Shattering Low Expectations: Meet Youssef

Two image of Yossef: on the left he is running on the right he is sitting behind a computer.
Youssef saw his friends beaten and bullied, then he was beaten and bullied—all because they have intellectual disabilities. Instead of giving up, he became determined to show the world that people with ID can do anything “if only we are given the chance.”
Latin America

ACODEPA elige incluir en poderosa alianza con Olimpiadas Especiales

Six people standing side by side for a small group photo.
La Asociación de Confederaciones Deportivas Panamericanas (ACODEPA) y Olimpiadas Especiales América Latina han iniciado conversaciones para una futura alianza que beneficiará a los atletas de América Latina y fortalecerá las disciplinas deportivas de toda la región.
Community Impact

Special Olympics Germany Football Coach Rob van Someren Brand

Athlete Kai Bodenstein hugging Coach Rob van Someren Brand in a gymnasium.
My name is Rob van Someren Brand, and I’m a football coach for Special Olympics Germany in Berlin.
In the News

Remembering Tali

Tali painting on an outside mural.
Special Olympics is mourning the passing of Tali Kornhauser, family coordinator at Special Olympics Israel. She was a guiding force and inspiration for athletes and activists, family members and Unified teammates—and everyone else—in Israel, Europe and beyond. She was a decades-long champion of inclusion through sports, the arts, and in life.
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