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Dr. Jacqueline Jodl Discusses the Importance of Inclusionary Practices in Education With the Diplomatic Courier

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“As policymakers and education leaders attempt to triage the challenges faced by young people in the aftermath of the pandemic, they should consider prioritizing the principles of social inclusion—improving the terms on which individuals and groups take part in society.”
Community Impact

What Volunteering Means to Emily Moss from Melbourne

By Lennart Piper, June 20, 2023
Emily poses for the camera wearing a purple shirts that the Games volunteers have been assigned.
Emily Moss traveled almost 10,000 miles / 16,000 km all the way from Melbourne, Australia to volunteer at the Special Olympics World Game 2023 in Berlin.
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SO Athletes and Tim Tebow Inspire Mets Big-Leaguers

Group of New York Mets players and SO athletes on the field for a group photo.
Every year, the St. Lucie Mets invites 50 Special Olympics Florida athletes to a spring kick-off pizza party.
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Unified Champion Schools: Transformative Impacts Across Europe Eurasia

Students at desks paying attention.
In schools across Europe Eurasia, students are redefining what it means to be inclusive through Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools (UCS).
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Special Olympics sports officials ensure adherence to the rules and safe competition, and are necessary to ensure the integrity of the sport.
Partners of the Movement

United Airlines

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Global Platinum Partner of Special Olympics, United Airlines celebrates our shared vision to break down barriers and end discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities.
Community Impact

Inclusion at Work: Behind the Scenes at The Coca-Cola Company

Promotional graphic for Inclusion Revolution Radio Season 7, Episode 11 about National Disability Awareness Month with The Coca-Cola Company. The left side features the show’s logo and episode details, and the right side shows Novie Craven. The bottom includes the Coca-Cola logo as the presenting sponsor.
Special Olympics Chief Inspiration Officer Loretta Claiborne will do anything it takes to cross the finish line, and her unwavering advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities reflects that same determination.

Mujahid Al-Sarhani

Mujahid Al-Sarhani, SSGM, Special Olympics Middle East North Africa
Special Olympics Middle East / North Africa
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Cuba

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Special Olympics is a global organization that serves athletes with intellectual disabilities working with hundreds of thousands of volunteers and coaches each year. Since the establishment of Special Olympics in 1968, the number of people with and without intellectual disabilities who are involved with the organization has been growing, but the unmet need to reach more people with intellectual disabilities is staggering.

It’s at the local level—right here—where interested volunteers meet the athletes. That’s where the perceptions start to change and where the miracle of transformation takes place.

Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.
Special Olympics Asia Pacific

Cambodia

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Special Olympics is a global organization that serves athletes with intellectual disabilities working with hundreds of thousands of volunteers and coaches each year. Since the establishment of Special Olympics in 1968, the number of people with and without intellectual disabilities who are involved with the organization has been growing, but the unmet need to reach more people with intellectual disabilities is staggering.

It’s at the local level—right here—where interested volunteers meet the athletes. That’s where the perceptions start to change and where the miracle of transformation takes place.

Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.
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