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Unified Sports

Sign announcing quiet hour at the supermarket.
Athletes

Athlete Leader Ben Haack Reflects on Autism Quiet Hour in Shops

On Friday, I was doing my rounds at the local shops when I noticed a sign. It said that there will be a quiet hour from 3-4 for people who have Autism.
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Brothers Evan and Jay sitting side by side being interviewed.
Community Impact

Rhode Island Brothers Are Unified in Leading Inclusion

Evan and Jay are not only brothers, they are Unified basketball teammates at Ponaganset High School, a Unified Champion School.
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Representatives from Special Olympics and WWE stand for a group photo; Special Olympics New York Athlete Angel (power lifter) stands in the center with a champion ship belt around her waist.
In the News

Special Olympics Announced as WWE Business Partner of the Year

Special Olympics was recognized as WWE’s 2018 Business Partner of the Year during the annual Business Partner Summit in Brooklyn on April 6th.
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A volunteer with his arm around an athlete hugging him, both are smiling at the camera.
Community Impact

2019 World Games Bring Inclusion Through Sports

Celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.
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Tim Shriver stands arm in arm with athletes, students, and representatives from a Unified School. Students and athletes are in school colors (green).
In the News

Timothy Shriver pens NBC Op-ED Explaining Federal School Funding

Special Olympics survived Betsy DeVos' attempt to axe our school programs. Here's what we do for America's kids.
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The Most Unified Games
Videos

The Most Unified Games

Witness the competitive, joyful spirit of the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019—the most Unified Games in history.
Five teachers wear green Ponaganset shirts and stand in front of fountain.
Community Impact

Rhode Island Special Educators Attend Special Olympics 50th Anniversary Celebration

At the heart of every person’s passion for Special Olympics is a story: a reason and a driving force for why one is so invested in inclusion.
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A young man and young woman pose in formal clothes.
Community Impact

Unified Champion Schools Through the Eyes of Students

Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools, a youth engagement and activation strategy that promotes school communities of respect and dignity, is fortunate to be able to support and interact with schools and students across the country.
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Two young women use a microphone to interview another woman.
Community Impact

A Summer for Inclusive Youth Leadership

With school going back in session all over the country, Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools is so proud to look back at all that was accomplished this past summer.
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Jamaal Charles, Joe Haden and Dale Moss Play Unified
Videos

Jamaal Charles, Joe Haden and Dale Moss Play Unified

Special Olympics Global Ambassadors Jamaal Charles, Joe Haden and Dale Moss invite people with and without intellectual disabilities to play Unified flag football at Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.
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