Community Impact
Every day, our athletes inspire people everywhere to open their hearts to a wider world of human talents and potential. Learn more about the power Special Olympics has to make real change all around the world.
And the Rising Star Award Goes To…
Special Olympics Rhode Island coach Lindsey Smith has always been drawn to sports.
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Serving Up Inclusion: Badminton for All in New Zealand
One of badminton’s greatest features is that it truly is a sport for all. Partners in the sport of badminton recognized this important feature in New Zealand.
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Special Olympics and Optometry Giving Sight - A Partnership for Sight and Inclusion
From Kenya to the USA to Ghana, a global effort is reshaping vision care for people with intellectual disabilities.
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Special Olympics Africa Region Uses Education to Expand Inclusive Sport
This Mandela Day, Special Olympics is spotlighting the importance of sport and education in the Special Olympics Africa Region as it creates opportunities for those with and without intellectual disabilities to experience the benefits of sport as it pertains to health, well-being, and fitness.
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Mandela Day: Honoring a Legacy of Inclusion through Sport
This Mandela Day, Special Olympics celebrates the power of partnership and sport to drive lasting inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
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Mission: Inclusion—Lions Clubs International Champions Global Service and Unity
On this episode of Inclusion Revolution Radio Season 7—proudly sponsored by Lions Clubs International Foundation—host Novie Craven sits down in-studio with a leader whose passion for inclusion matches his decades-long dedication to global service.
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Special Olympics Europe Eurasia and European Aquatics Announce Groundbreaking Partnership
Organizations to bring the joy of aquatics to athletes with intellectual disabilities through structured collaboration and inclusive sport development.
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Special Olympics Showcases Inclusion and Innovation at AAIDD 2025
Members of the Special Olympics International Health and Unified Champion Schools (UCS) teams attended and presented at the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Conference from 23 – 25 June 2025.
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From the Heart of Texas: Inclusion Shines at the Special Olympics Texas Summer Games
On this second episode host Novie Craven takes listeners on the road for a special edition of the podcast—recorded live at the Special Olympics Texas Summer Games in Melissa, Texas.
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Romanian Parliament Passes Landmark Law to Expand Sports Access for People with Disabilities
Driven by Special Olympics advocacy, new legislation marks a breakthrough in inclusion and formal recognition of athletes with intellectual disabilities
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Inclusion as the Solution: Research Takes Center Stage at ISAPA 2025
Special Olympics spent last week working on the progression of research and evaluation for people with disabilities as it penned a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity.
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Women in Sport Webinar Series Report Insights
The Women in Sport webinar series, presented by Aerie Real Foundation took place on the 13, 15 and 19 May to shine a light on the experiences and insights of inspirational women in sports.
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