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PAHO/WHO and Special Olympics Agree to Improve Health Access for People with Intellectual Disabilities

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Special Olympics today signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at increasing access to quality health care for people with intellectual disabilities.

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Athlete Leadership

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If we want a more inclusive organization and accepting world, Special Olympics athletes must be allowed to contribute in ways beyond the sports field. One of the most powerful ways we do this is through Athlete Leadership, which creates opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities to develop and demonstrate their abilities in leadership roles.
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Higher ‘Happiness Levels’ and Self-Confidence among Outcomes as Three-Year Sport Initiative Nears Finish

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More than 5,000 children with intellectual disabilities have seen an improvement in their overall happiness, motor and social skills as a result of the EEA and Norway Grants-funded project.
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PMIEF Announces More Than US$5 Million Worth of Grants to Help Seven Youth-Focused Non-Profits Shape the Next Generation of Leaders

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Through the partnership with PMIEF, SO Ukraine will work with an organization named Reigniting Inclusion Across Ukraine to train staff, coaches and athletes on program management and rebuild inclusive youth programming across Ukraine.
Sport and Competition

World Winter Games PyeongChang 2013

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PyeongChang, South Korea • 29 January – 5 February 2013
Community Impact

Special Olympics Alaska’s Emily Tymick Named SONA Sports Person of the Year, Credits Longtime Love for Competition

By RJ Nealon, April 10, 2024
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Emily Tymick first got involved with Special Olympics as a volunteer and was hooked quickly, turning it into a career. More than a decade later, she was recognized by her peers as the SONA Sports Person of the Year.
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Special Olympics Supports Recommendations of WHO Report on Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities

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Recent WHO report shows that while some progress has been made in recent years, the world is still far from realizing the health rights for many persons with intellectual disabilities. Read more about the Special Olympics contributions to the recommendations of the report.
Videos

Special Olympics Asia Pacific Unified Badminton Championship 2019 Bangkok

Special Olympics Asia Pacific Unified Badminton Championship 2019 Bangkok
More than 150 delegates from 14 countries took part in the inaugural Special Olympics Asia Pacific Unified Badminton Championship held in Bangkok, from 13 November to 16 November 2019.
Videos

Agents Of Inclusion: Episode Nineteen

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Lorenzo Tijerina, a health messenger for Special Olympics Texas, joins JR. They discuss Lorenzo's desire to help others, his passion for photography and so much more.
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