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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.
Special Olympics Europe Eurasia

Conferences

A large group of athletes and Special Olympics representatives stand in a circle clapping with joyful expressions on their faces.
Special Olympics in Europe and Eurasia encompasses a diverse range of cultures, languages and customs. From Iceland to Israel, from Portugal to Siberia, Russia, Special Olympics athletes and supporters are dedicated to promoting respect, inclusion and human dignity for people with intellectual disabilities through sports.
Athletes

Confident and Ambitious: Meet Princess

Athlete holding her medal up.
Princess Ayin is a 26-year-old athlete, student and role model to all in Accra, Ghana. She describes herself as tough, passionate and ambitious.
Athletes

What does it Mean to Play Unified

Three girls in a gymnasium standing side by side in white Special Olympics North Carolina jerseys.
In the spring of 2014, I (Logan Beyer) took the court for my first Unified basketball practice through the Duke University Special Olympics.
In the News

Perth Amboy High School Honored for Special Olympics Participation

Perth Amboy High School in Middlezex County, New Jersey team.
Perth Amboy High School in Middlesex County, New Jersey is being honored for their work with Special Olympics as a 2024 Special Olympics Unified Champion School.

Mary Gu

Mary Gu, Special Olympics Board of Directors
CEO of CAA China; Former Special Olympics Regional President and Managing Director of East Asia

Legends Live On

Legends Live On
Trailer for Special Olympics Global Ambassador Yang Yang’s ‘Legends Live On’ episode on the Olympic Channel.
Community Impact

A Story Through Photos: Takeaways from an Internship at Special Olympics

By Destiny Stubbs, May 30, 2025
Snowshoeing athletes running in the snow.
Destiny Stubbs shares her experience interning with the Content and Storytelling Team at Special Olympics, and how the photos from Winter Games tell their own story.

Damian Lillard

Damian Lillard, Special Olympics Ambassador
NBA All Star, Portland Trailblazers
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