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Special Olympics Athlete Is Leading Change in Healthcare

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When Melony Salla, a Special Olympics Indiana athlete, walks into a doctor’s office, she wants to be treated like what she is, the expert on her own body.
Tributes

Message from Timothy Shriver

My mother believed in these things so strongly and they have played a major role in her life, especially, her work with people with intellectual disabilities.
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Michal Dolinsky from Považská Celebrated by Famous Footballer Drogba: The Teenager will Represent Slovakia at Special World Winter Games in Turin!

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The following is an excerpt from Novy Cas's article on Special Olympics MATP skier, Michal Dolinsky, who has been recognized for his athletic abilities by Didier Drogba.
European Union Funded Projects

Special Olympics Environmental Sustainability Impact

European Union logo. Text reads: Co-funded by the European Union
The Environmental Sustainability Impact project breaks new ground as it focuses on how to make Special Olympics events and operations more environmentally sustainable. Funded through Erasmus, the project will last for 24 months in total, finishing on the 30th November 2024. The partners in this project will be SO Europe Eurasia Foundation, Special Olympics Italy and Special Olympics Belgium.

Sam Micallef

Sam Micallef, Special Olympics Malta athlete
Special Olympics Malta

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Athletes

Changing the World One Crosswalk at a Time

Ben Collins and Anthony Dinkins stand at crosswalk.
This winter, Benjamin Collins noticed something troubling on his way to work. The Special Olympics athlete and Operations Specialist at the organization’s headquarters couldn’t hear the countdown beeps and verbal cues at the crosswalks on L Streets between 18th and 19th in Washington, D.C.

Mike Bovino

Mike Bovino - Handball Unified Sport Delegate
Handball Unified Sports Delegate - Pennsylvania, USA

Joachim Joris

Joachim Joris, Basketball Assistant Unified Sport Delegate
Basketball Assistant Unified Sport Delegate - Belgium
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