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Inclusive Health

School of Odontology of the Universidad de Valparaiso (Valparaiso, Chile)

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For years, the dental faculty at the Universidad de Valparaiso has been training students on conducting dental evaluations and oral health education for people with intellectual disabilities. They conduct community outreach clinics for people with intellectual disabilities and address urgent referrals at the university clinic, or by their mobile unit. Over the past 2 years, more than 150 athletes with intellectual disabilities have been screened and treated for caries, root canals and the installation of implants and dental prostheses.
Community Impact

Special Olympics and Optometry Giving Sight - A Partnership for Sight and Inclusion

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From Kenya to the USA to Ghana, a global effort is reshaping vision care for people with intellectual disabilities.
In the News

Li Na Inspires Special Olympics Athletes at Macau Tennis Academy

Li Na signs tennis balls for Special Olympics athletes.
Professional tennis player Li Na inspires Special Olympics athletes at Macau Tennis Academy.
Press Releases

Special Olympics comments on immigrant children with intellectual disabilities

In moments of crisis and adversity, people with intellectual and developmental differences are at much greater risk.
Press Releases

Partner Promotional Toolkit: White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

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The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health on September 28, 2022, will announce a national strategy to end hunger, reduce diet-related diseases by improving healthy eating and physical activity, and eliminate disparities surrounding them by 2030.
Athletes

“Happiness and Pride Through Sports”—Li Xiang’s Story

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In China, people with intellectual disabilities can face stigma from the moment of diagnosis.
Abu Dhabi Daily Show

Daniel Smrokowski and Nyasha Derera

Daniel Smrokowski and Nyasha Derera
Daniel Smrokowski, a Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger, interviews fellow Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger and Special Olympics Zimbabwe Athlete, Nyasha Derera.
Athletes

A Mother’s Love Knows No Bounds

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This Mother’s Day we celebrate the love and unwavering support of one mother of a Special Olympics athlete and athlete leader.
Partners of the Movement

OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation

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Since 2002 the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation and EssilorLuxottica are the official global supplier of ophthalmic lenses to the Special Olympics Lions Clubs International Foundation Opening Eyes program.
Latin America

Official Kazan 2022 Logo, With the Friendly Zilant Welcoming All Athletes

Official Kazan 2022 logo, with the friendly Zilant welcoming all athletes.
The wait is finally over. The light of the Flame of Hope leads the way for Special Olympics athletes to follow towards the World Winter Games 2022, in Kazan, Russia.
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