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Athletes

Puerto Rican Football Player Plays Unified

By Leilani Gonzalez, August 18, 2017 04:36 PM
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Jackie Marrero, a member of Puerto Rico’s National Team, participated in a friendly with Quintana Football Academy.
Athletes

We Are the Peacemakers

We Are the Peacemakers
Our 5 million Special Olympics athletes are leading the way to a world where everyone is included—see how.
Athletes

Multisport Star Daina Shilts Embraces Being Different

By Special Olympics Staff, July 10, 2017 03:54 PM
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The snowboarder is an athlete leader who’s as dynamic on the speaker’s podium as she is on the slopes.
Intellectual Disabilities

How to Speak With People With Intellectual Disabilities

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A Resource for Healthcare Professionals, Parents, and Anyone Communicating With Our Athletes This video features Special Olympics Chairman Timothy Shriver and our athletes discussing why it’s so important to include people with intellectual disabilities in all areas of life—especially healthcare access. The first step is learning how to communicate with respect, compassion, and care.
Community Impact

Come Out and Play Unified

Come Out and Play Unified
Watch as Olympians like Michelle Kwan talk about playing on teams that unite athletes with and without intellectual disabilities.
Community Impact

Your Recruitment Letter

Your Recruitment Letter
Do you have the heart, courage and strength to help take down intolerance?
In the News

Rosa's Law Signed Into Law by President Obama

Rosa Marcellino, 9, second from left, is shown with siblings Maddie, 13, Gigi, 11, and Nick, 15, during the Special Olympics state games, held in June. Rosa has Down syndrome and is the inspiration behind “Rosa’s Law” that removes the terms "mentally retarded" and “mental retardation" from federal education, health and labor laws.
A journey that began as one Maryland family’s battle for respect and acceptance for their daughter and sister, Rosa, became a significant milestone in the ongoing battle for dignity, inclusion and respect of all people with intellectual disabilities when United States President Barack Obama signed bill S.2781 into federal law on October 5, 2010.
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