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In Her Own Words: Opportunity, 40 Years On

In Her Own Words: Opportunity, 40 Years On
In the days before Special Olympics, children with intellectual disabilities in the United States were systematically excluded, Eunice says. Today, things are better though challenges remain.

10 Tips from Special Olympics Athletes on How to Make Covid-19 Vaccination Clinics Inclusive

10 Tips from Special Olympics Athletes on How to Make Covid-19 Vaccination Clinics Inclusive
People with intellectual disabilities are dying from COVID-19 at much higher rates than people without intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics in partnership with Jefferson Center for Autism and Neurodiversity partnered to raise COVID-19 vaccines awareness among people with intellectual disabilities.Special Olympics athletes have an important message to staff and volunteers working at vaccination clinics: be more inclusive.
Inclusive Health

Dr. Adib Jaber (Beirut, Lebanon)

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Dr. Jaber, an ophthalmologist and volunteer, has led the recruitment and training of local medical professionals that now provide free treatment, including surgery, for individuals with intellectual disabilities across Lebanon and the Middle East/North Africa, increasing the capacity of health systems across the Region.
Sport and Competition

Alvaro’s Story – Athletes in Leadership Positions

Alvaro’s Story – Athletes in Leadership Positions
Alvaro Brochero is a Special Olympics Athlete from Venezuela. He is a football coach, an advisor and an Athlete Leader.
Our Words

How Does Inclusion Help?

How Does Inclusion Help?
Inclusion helps everyone—in so many ways. It helps stop bullying & brings people together.
Videos

Cheers for Champions: Floorball, Team Kenya

Cheers for Champions: Floorball, Team Kenya
Kenya’s floorball team has been training hard for the 2025 World Winter Games in Turin, Italy.
Sport and Competition

A Day in the Life of a Special Olympics Program at the Unified Cup

A Day in the Life of a Special Olympics Program at the Unified Cup
Ever wondered what it would be like to be a team at the Unified Cup or other Special Olympics competitions? Follow three of our programs on their daily schedules in Detroit while competing at the 2022 Unified Cup.
Athletes

Leo and Gedeon: Hope in Haiti

Leo and Gedeon: Hope in Haiti
Haitian athletes Leo and Gedeon played wherever they could as they trained for the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games.
Athletes

Meet Deon Namiseb

Meet Deon Namiseb
Deon Namiseb won a bronze medal winning with the unified soccer team from Namibia at the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games.
50 Game Changers

Gerald Mballe

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As a refugee, Gerald faced harsh discrimination. It was the athletes he met through Unified Sports who were the first to accept him in his new home. Follow Gerald as he joins our athletes in the Inclusion Revolution!
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