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What We Do

National School Recognition Program

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A Special Olympics Unified Champion School® demonstrating commitment to inclusion by meeting 10 standards of excellence receives national banner recognition.

What We Do

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Special Olympics is a global movement that unleashes the human spirit every day around the world through the transformative power and joy of sport. Through programming in sports, health, education and community building, Special Olympics is tackling the inactivity, stigma, isolation, and injustice that people with intellectual disabilities (ID) face.

Special Olympics Unified 3x3 Basketball World Cup

A 3x3 group of young women playing basketball
The inaugural Special Olympics Unified 3x3 Basketball World Cup will feature basketball players with and without intellectual disabilities playing on the same team.
European Union Funded Projects

Special Champions League

This Special Olympics Belgium-led project is funded through the Erasmus+ programme and SOEE are a key partner. Special Olympics role is to advise the professional football clubs in the project on how to develop coaching programmes and football teams for people with ID.

Lesson 1: A Message of Hope, A Message of Victory

Eunice Kennedy Shriver holding an athletes arm up in victory.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver gave the Charge to the Athletes at the Opening Ceremonies of the International Summer Special Olympics Games in South Bend, Indiana on August, 2, 1987.

Read and watch Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s “Charge to the Athletes”. Then take the quiz below!

Nominate Your Champion of Inclusion

Text reads, "Nominate a Champion of Inclusion"
Help us gather and share inspiring stories of people who are Champions of Inclusion—so they can be recognized on our website and social media!! Who do you know who's leading the charge for respecting and empowering people of all abilities in sports, in schools, in the workplace, in the community, everywhere?
Healthy Start

Processing the Diagnosis

After learning that your child has DD/ID you will have questions about the diagnosis, your next steps and what your child’s future may look like.
Healthy Start

Reaching the Diagnosis

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Children are diagnosed with ID/DD through medical, psychological, and educational evaluations. These evaluations are usually performed by a team of providers from different disciplines.
Blog

2021 Taught Me About Change

By Renee Manfredi, January 03, 2022
A Special Olympics athlete sits at a desk and smiles.
As I look back on 2021, I think a big lesson for me this year was about facing CHANGE and embracing my new future. If we keep looking back, we miss out on opportunities that are before us.
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Legendary Veteran of Special Olympics

Bob Beamon, Global Ambassador and Olympic athlete standing between to athletes.
Long jumper Bob Beamon at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin
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