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Inclusion

Join us as we share stories about how our athletes are coming together to demand a more inclusive world. #InclusionRevolution

2023 Special Olympics Holiday Card

As the holiday season approaches, Special Olympics sends our warmest wishes to all our incredible athletes and supporters around the world. May this time bring you peace, joy, unity, and inclusion. Let's spread love and kindness together. Happy holidays! ❤️ #ChooseToInclude

Special Olympics Tennis Player Lily Mills selected for Australian Open Persons with Intellectual Impairment Championships

Three-time Special Olympics (SO) World Games gold medalist, Lily Mills, has been selected as a wildcard for the Australian Open Persons with Intellectual Impairment Championships.
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Defining, Teaching and Fostering Inclusive Mindsets

The following is an excerpt from the article, “Defining, Teaching and Fostering Inclusive Mindsets,” published by Global Partnership for Education and written by Special Olympics’ Chief of Global Youth and Education, Jacqueline Jodl, Ph.D.
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Bullying Prevention on International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2023

Students with disabilities are 2 – 3 times more likely to be bullied in school. That is why Special Olympics is shining a spotlight on bullying prevention for International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2023.
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Media and Celebrities Share Unveiling of ‘Yeah, I am Special’ Collection

The two Special Olympics athletes traveled to New York City to see themselves in athletic poses on huge billboards wearing shirts from the ‘Yeah, I am Special’ collection, part of Special Olympics' larger “The Revolution Is Inclusion” campaign.
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Basketball in Iceland: From Lay Ups to Lifelong Friendships That Turned into Family

In a small country with a population of less than 400,000 people, there is a family with 32 children. They hang out together, hold pizza parties, chat, laugh, but most of all, they play basketball.
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Dr. Brittany Routh joins Inclusion Revolution Radio to speak on Healthy Athletes and World Games Berlin 2023

Inclusion Revolution Radio podcast host, Novie Craven, and co-host, Josh Basile, from accessiBe have teamed up to release a podcast mini-series highlighting the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023.
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Berlin 2023 Wins German Sustainability Award

Berlin 2023 was nominated in the category of large sporting events which “aims to promote the further development of the idea of sustainability in sports, the sports public and the sports industry.”
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ESPN’s Kevin Negandhi Joins Inclusion Revolution Radio to talk about hosting the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023

Inclusion Revolution Radio podcast host, Novie Craven, and co-host, Josh Basile, from accessiBe have teamed up to release a podcast mini-series highlighting the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023.
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Forbes Covers Partnership Between Xbox and Special Olympics to Present Gaming for Inclusion 2023

The following is an excerpt from an article titled Xbox, Special Olympics Executives Talk Ongoing Partnership, Inclusivity In Gaming, More In New Interview published by Forbes.
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