50 Game Changers

ESPN and Special Olympics have teamed up on a year-long storytelling initiative telling the stories of game changers and game changing moments toward inclusion. Check back each week for a new story of inclusion.
Peter Mullin (works for the Washington Wizards) at the game in a red shirt that reads: Wizards Power Pack. He's dancing and smiling.

Inclusive Workplace

Through the Best Buddies Jobs program, Peter Mullin is changing the game for inclusion at his job with the Washington Wizards.
Rajah Diouri Sy looking at the interviewer (that is off camera/photo) and telling her story.

Rajah Diouri Sy

Rajah, volunteer National Director of Special Olympics Senegal, partners with her community to open up opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities.
Ken Melvin in is US Army camouflage uniform sitting for his photo in front of the american flag.

Ken Melvin

Before Ken Melvin found Special Olympics, he was on a path that led to nowhere.
Young athlete with his mother sitting outside on a porch.

Parents with a Megaphone

The Inclusion Revolution takes all of us, and sometimes it’s parents who are leading the charge.
Arpita Mohapatra sitting in an interview by the film team. She is outside sitting on a chair, she has her hair pulled back and is wearing a blue polo. Text on the screen reads: Arpita Mohapatra, Special Olympics Bharat Coach. "Rain is the way of life in India."

Arpita Mohapatra

To combat the deadly floods that ravage Odisha, India every year, Arpita Mohapatra trains children with and without intellectual disabilities in open water swimming, an important and often life-saving skill.
Andre Drummond dunking the ball during a game. Both teams and an audience are in the background.

Andre Drummond

Before he was an All-Star center for the NBA’s Detroit Pistons, Andre Drummond faced bullying and rejection as a child.
Unified team outside with athletes and representatives sitting for a group photo.

Unified Rivalry Series

College students across the United States join forces with Special Olympics athletes to take on their rival schools in fierce, respectful competition.
Ricardo Thornton and family standing outside for a family portrait.

Ricardo Thornton

Ricardo Thornton survived the notorious Forest Haven institution (outside of Washington, DC), a place he describes as a prison for people with intellectual disabilities.
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