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Russia welcomes its first ever Special Olympics Athlete Leadership Council

Two men wearing face masks standing on the opposite sides of the Kazan mascot, Zylant the dragon.
Earlier this year, Special Olympics Russia convened its first-ever Athlete Leadership Council as part of the country’s pioneering Leadership Project involving athletes, coaches and families!
In the News

USA Today Sports Celebrates the Legacy of Special Olympics Founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Eunice Kennedy Shriver meets Special Olympics World Games supporters while in Shanghai, in 2007.
USA Today Sports Celebrates the Legacy of Special Olympics Founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Athletes

Special Olympics Alaska Athlete Uses Platform to Promote Healthy Lifestyle

By RJ Nealon, January 26, 2022
A Special Olympics athlete sits behind a table covered in a red cloth. In front of her are video cameras and computer monitors. She smiles at the camera.
Abdul-Jillil gets ready to host her "Afternoons with Ayesha" segment, helping athletes stay fit and connected virtually.
Athletes

Advocate Jennifer Wardlow Is Making the World a Better Place for Fellow Special Olympics Athletes

By RJ Nealon, March 29, 2022
A Special Olympics athlete stands on a stage.
Jennifer Wardlow loved collecting pins at the 1995 Special Olympics World Games in New Haven, Connecticut. A staple of major Special Olympics competitions, the pins are designed to represent the athletes’ states and/or countries.
Athletes

Shakir Stapleton Translates Lessons Learned in Sports to the Workplace

By RJ Nealon, October 21, 2021
Shakir Stapleton standing on a silver construction ladder with a red top.
Standing on a silver construction ladder with a red top, Shakir Stapleton is tucked deep inside the ceiling working on the technical aspect of computer systems. To the normal eye, the complicated wiring and electrical work can be described as a foreign language. But for Stapleton, it’s just another day at work, in his element, thriving.
Community Impact

Two Members of National Work Team Share Bond Forged Through Special Olympics

By RJ Nealon, January 10, 2022
Four people appear on a Zoom screen.
Special Olympics brings people together, even when they least expect it. For Mercy Ogutu and Britney Bautista, who live across the country from each other, Special Olympics is exactly how their connection began .
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My Legendary World Class Mother

By Hanna Joy Atkinson, March 12, 2022
A Special Olympics athlete stands arm in arm with a woman. They are both wearing black dresses and smiling at the camera.
A woman in my life who has had a large impact on me.
Athletes

Special Olympics Gambia Making Headway in Africa

A group of Special Olympics Gambia athletes pose together.
Over 5.5 million athletes with intellectual disabilities participate in Special Olympics programs around the world, and the number of nations with at least one Special Olympics chapter is constantly growing.
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My Employment Journey: Part of the Equation

By Renee Manfredi, October 10, 2022
A graphic promotes National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
With National Disability Employment Awareness Month right around the corner, I've been reflecting on my own employment journey. My journey to the job I currently have was not one that I planned and it didn't go as easy as one, two, three. It was and still is a journey of faith. You see, when I left high school, I faced barriers in qualifying for disability resources and vocational training that I had been told would help prepare me to enter the workplace. As I applied for services, I was told I was either too high functioning or too low functioning to receive these services. I had a lot of time to wonder, and even be afraid of what my future might hold. The workplace had always been a scary place for me. I wasn’t so worried about the type of job I would get; I was worried about the support I would receive to be successful in my job.
Athletes

Canadian Companies Showcase Inclusion Throughout Country with Special Olympics Athletes

By RJ Nealon, November 14, 2022
A group of people pose for a photo in a grocery store.
Throughout the Special Olympics North America Region, companies demonstrate what an inclusive environment should look like and how that translates throughout the communities.
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