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In every corner of the earth, Special Olympics is changing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. These news stories come from all around the world.
In Memory of Dikembe Mutombo
With heavy hearts, the Special Olympics global community is remembering the empowering legacy of Dikembe Mutombo, our longtime supporter and champion of rights for people with intellectual disabilities.
Special Olympics: Eye Opening Opportunity
Called Opening Eyes, the activity provides vision screenings, refraction, and prescription eyewear, sunglasses and sports goggles to Special Olympics athletes, including prescription swim goggles when appropriate. Athletes who do not have a prescription receive sunglasses.
Online Learning Portal - Resources
Opt Into a Course: If a course you need is not available in the "My Learning" tab, you may opt-in to take any of the publicly available courses on the Special Olympics Online Learning Portal. …
Special Olympics France’s Fanélie Croizat Carries Olympic Torch for ...
Fanélie Croizat with Special Olympics France members. Earlier this year as France ramped up to host the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Fanélie was asked to carry the Olympic Torch in the city of Lyon, France near her hometown of Saint-Chamond.
New Leadership Council for Special Olympics Europe Eurasia Elected
Special Olympics Europe Eurasia (SOEE) announced the election of eight new members to its Europe Eurasia Leadership Council (EELC) for the 2024 – 2026 term during the Regional Leadership Conference in Berlin, Germany, on 16 October.
Special Olympics’ Action-First Push for Inclusion Everywhere
Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Program Officer Panos Vazaios reflects on the power of Special Olympics’ approach and the partnership between Special Olympics and SNF, including the Play Unified: Learn Unified initiative and the Global Coalition for Inclusion.
Special Olympics Presents on Ongoing Health Equity Projects at …
6 days ago · The Special Olympics North America (SONA) Health Team, Special Olympics International (SOI), and Special Olympics state chapters attended the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) annual meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the end of October and presented as one of APHA’s Key Sessions.
Excellence in Action: Expanding Unified Champion Schools Across …
The Special Olympics MENA Unified Champion Schools (UCS) Hub event, titled Excellence in Action: Expanding UCS across the MENA region, was held from October 23 to October 26, 2024.
Call to Action: Empowering Through Sports
Asunción, October 5, 2024 - The International Sports for Development Forum, an event that took place within the framework of the 4th Latin American Special Olympics Games, calls on society to recognize the transformative power of sports to promote social inclusion, health, education, and general well-being for people with intellectual ...