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Community Impact

Pittsburgh Steelers’ Joe Haden Finds Inspiration at World Games

Pittsburgh Steelers’ Joe Haden Finds Inspiration at World Games
Joe Haden, cornerback for the Pittsburg Steelers, had a blast taking part at the Unified Flag Football Clinic at the 2019 World Games in Abu Dhabi.
Healthy Start

Defining the Diagnosis

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Learning about developmental delay and intellectual disability will give you the tools to better understand and support your child. This knowledge will also help you build a proactive partnership with your child’s medical and educational team to build a plan of care.
Healthy Start

Defining the Diagnosis

Open Water Swimming Sport Center
Learning about developmental delay and intellectual disability will give you the tools to better understand and support your child. This knowledge will also help you build a proactive partnership with your child’s medical and educational team to build a plan of care.
In the News

Gothia Special Olympics Trophy 2025 Wraps Up in Gothenburg

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25 teams from 16 nations bring energy to the 50th edition of the annual football event in Sweden.
Stories

Champion of Inclusion – Ronak Lakhani setting the multiplier effect in motion

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Great leaders leave lasting legacies—not only through direct actions, but through the multiplier effects they generate, inspiring change far beyond their immediate community.
In the News

Global Coalition is Transforming Schools and Changing Lives

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When the Philippines joined the Global Coalition for Inclusion, it marked a significant milestone for the Asia Pacific region and reinforced a growing commitment to inclusive education.
Sport Partnerships

International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity

The International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (IFAPA) is a professional association of scholars, professionals, and higher education students in the field of adapted physical activity. A partnership agreement first began between the IFAPA and Special Olympics International (SOI) on 18 September 2010 that provided a deeper association between both organizations through collaboration on projects of mutual interest and benefit. This partnership was renewed in June 2025 to reflect the commitment between IFAPA members and SOI. The partnership aims to explore opportunities for collaboration including attending and/or co-presenting at each organization’s conferences/symposia (e.g., International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity; Special Olympics Research and Evaluation Seminar Series), funding proposals, and /or involving members on committees or advisory boards. To learn more or ask a question, please email fitness@specialolympics.org.
What We Do

Inclusive Youth Leadership

Inclusive Youth Leadership Lead
Opportunities for youth with and without intellectual disabilities to become agents of change within their school, community, and state.
Tributes

A Letter from Jamie Wyeth

In 1995 I was asked to create a likeness of Eunice Shriver to be used as "the face" of a U.S. silver dollar commemorating the Special Olympics World Games.
Tributes

A Letter from Joseph Ratzinger Pope Benedict XVI

His Holiness unites himself spiritually with each of you at this difficult time, holding close to his heart Eunice as she is called home to eternal life.
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