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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.
Community Impact

Coach Maria Teresa is Always Learning

By Maria Teresa K. Leitão, October 28, 2020
Coach Maria at World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 standing with two athletes on either side of her in front of the pavilion.
My journey of being the National Director of Sports for Special Olympics Brazil, a tennis coach and technical delegate coincides with my love of learning.
Community Impact

Special Olympics Switzerland Challenges Us to Get Active!

By Silvia Cassina , October 26, 2020
Bruno Barth on the basketball court with a Play Unified long sleep blue shirt on talking to the camera.
The Special Olympics Switzerland Challenge is a new multilingual website and activity hub where athletes can participate in digital training sessions and competitions, no matter where in the world they are!
In the News

Special Olympics Great Britain Athlete Raises Money with His Art

Niall sitting with three other athletes that are wearing masks of him.
Special Olympics Great Britain athlete Niall Guite, a basketball gold medalist, has drawn more than 100 pictures of U.K. football (soccer) stadiums and has raised £4,298 so far by selling them.
Athletes

Celebrating United Nations Day

David Evangelista and Gerald Mballe standing side by side.
In 2020, the United Nations marks 75 years of working toward “peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet.” On United Nations Day, we celebrate the UN’s work with a look at some of the Special Olympics athlete leaders, from around the world, who have spoken before UN audiences throughout the years.
Tributes

A Letter from Eddie Barbanell

You touch everyone's hearts and I thank you so much for everything that you have done for this movement.
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