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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.
In the News

Juneteeth: Special Olympics Pauses to Reflect

Loretta Claiborne resting her chin on her hands.
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is celebrated every 19 June. This holiday commemorates the announcement in Galveston, Texas, on 19 June 1865 that all enslaved people were free and celebrates the end of slavery.
Community Impact

Lighting the Way Series, Part 5: One Father's Journey and a Decade of Transformation

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Families—parents, caregivers, siblings, and other supporters—play a major role in the Special Olympics movement.
Community Impact

Why the R-Word Is the R-Slur

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Practice Inclusion: End the Use of the R-Word The research shows that when social media users are posting about people with intellectual disabilities, 7 in every 10 of those posts are negative, and 6 in 10 contain a slur.
Youth Voices

Mireya Borromeo

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MyHealth

Strong Minds

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Strong Minds is an interactive learning activity focused on developing adaptive coping skills. Competition provides a natural opportunity to develop active strategies for maintaining emotional wellness under stress, such as: thinking positive thoughts, releasing stress and connecting with others.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Learning Center

Lesson 3: Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Core values, Upper Level

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Learn about Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s core values and how it shaped the Special Olympics mission.
Community Impact

Polish Post Celebrates #SpecialOlympics50!

By Aoife O'Grady, June 26, 2018
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In Poland, the whole country is getting involved in Special Olympics 50th celebrations – including the postal service.

Special Olympics South Africa 2018 National Summer Games Table Tennis

By Nomthandazo Dladla, May 25, 2018
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Congratulations to the 31 Table Tennis players who took part during the 2018 Special Olympics South Africa National Summer Games. On the first day of competitions our athletes competed in Table Tennis tournament at the Scots Gymnasium at Wits University Education Campus, Park town. The competition had 5 officials from South African Table Tennis Board who came to officiate the Table Tennis to make sure that our athlete’s results are fair. We had a total number of 126 Games that were played.
Community Impact

2018 East Asia Leadership Council Meeting

By Special Olympics East Asia Staff, July 31, 2018
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Leadership Council members from all 6 Programs as well as guest speakers from SOI participated.
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