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Eunice's Connection to the Families of the Special Olympics Movement

You hear a lot today about the sacrifices parents make so their children can participate in sports. Most of the tales are about driving kids to practices and games three times a week and sacrificing restaurant dinners and vacations to buy them the best-quality equipment and instruction.
In the News

sportanddev: Paris to Host the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup 2026

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The following is an excerpt from sportanddev’s article, detailing the upcoming 2026 Unified Football World Cup in Paris and sharing the excitement from sponsors and Special Olympics leadership.
Press Releases

Ricky Rubio joins Special Olympics as Global Ambassador

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NBA Star to Sponsor Unified Basketball Tournament

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Teresa Leitao, Tennis Technical Delegate at the 2011, 2015, and 2019 World Games
Special Olympics Latin America, Tennis Technical Delegate at the 2011, 2015, and 2019 World Games
Latin America

Sigue creciendo la familia de Olimpiadas Especiales

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6 de Febrero 2020: El Comité Olímpico Mexicano (COM) , Olímpicos Mexicanos, Medallistas Olímpicos Mexicanos y el movimiento Special Olympics México unen esfuerzos para trabajar en la inclusión de los atletas con discapacidad intelectual.
Press Releases

FanSided Redraws the Playbook for Inclusion with Unified Super Bowl Week and Big Game Coverage

Malcom Harris-Gowdie, Special Olympics and FanSided sports caster, sits at a table ready for an interview.
[Washington, DC, USA - January 28, 2026] For more than a decade, Special Olympics has claimed its place on Super Bowl Radio Row, bringing Special Olympics athletes alongside international celebrity supporters and partners to challenge perceptions and raise the standard for what true inclusion looks like.
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Spectacular Closing Ceremony Celebrates Legacy of World Games Abu Dhabi and Achievements of Thousands of Athletes and Volunteers

Stadium view from Abu Dhabi 2019 world games closing ceremony
Seven days of sporting achievement, thousands of athletes and volunteers, dozens of events, countless displays of bravery, and millions of smiles.
Community Impact

Closing the Health Gap with a Fitness App

A photo of a hand holding a phone with the Sprout app activating.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities gives people with intellectual disabilities (ID) the inalienable right to health care of the highest standards. In a similar vein, a person with ID is not inherently unhealthy.
Blog

My Employment Journey: Part of the Equation

By Renee Manfredi, October 10, 2022
A graphic promotes National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
With National Disability Employment Awareness Month right around the corner, I've been reflecting on my own employment journey. My journey to the job I currently have was not one that I planned and it didn't go as easy as one, two, three. It was and still is a journey of faith. You see, when I left high school, I faced barriers in qualifying for disability resources and vocational training that I had been told would help prepare me to enter the workplace. As I applied for services, I was told I was either too high functioning or too low functioning to receive these services. I had a lot of time to wonder, and even be afraid of what my future might hold. The workplace had always been a scary place for me. I wasn’t so worried about the type of job I would get; I was worried about the support I would receive to be successful in my job.
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