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Sport Unites

Sport Unites
Every day, Special Olympics athletes prove how sport unifies. Join us in celebrating the inclusive power of sports!

The Revolution Is Inclusion

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Together, we can overcome the fear of difference through the power of inclusion! Join @SpecialOlympics in support of our #InclusionRevolution!

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.
50 Game Changers

Inclusion in UAE

Inclusion in UAE
People with intellectual disabilities are changing hearts and minds in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
50 Game Changers

Rosas Law

Rosa standing in front of a brick pillar with the word You are Beautiful written above her. She is looking up and smiling for the photo.
In 2010, President Barack Obama signed “Rosa’s Law” which changed “mental retardation” to “intellectual disability” in US federal law. Inspired by nine year-old Rosa Marcellino, the law was a key component in the groundswell of advocacy efforts promoting inclusive, people first-language for people with intellectual disabilities.
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Malachie

Malachie sitting on a football with young children surrounding him.
Malachie was found in a dark room, chained to a pole in a Tanzanian refugee camp. His life was changed when he was brought out of isolation and introduced to Special Olympics Unified Sports.
50 Game Changers

Hannah and Daina

Hannah and Daina
Hannah and Daina found common ground through their passion for snowboarding and continue to grow their bond as they advocate for inclusion within the sport.
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Bree Bogucki

Bree Bogucki on the field in her track suit for an interview.
For Bree Bogucki, growing up was anything but easy. She grew up isolated, locking herself in her room. At nine-years-old, Bree was introduced to sports and her life was changed forever.
50 Game Changers

Unified Sports

Unified Sports
Unified Sports was inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding for athletes with and without intellectual disabilities.
50 Game Changers

Kester Edwards

Kester Edwards on the beach speaking in interview wearing a red Special Olympics t-shirt.
At the age of seven, Kester Edwards was run over by a bicycle that put him in a coma for weeks and changed his life forever. For years Kester was taunted and bullied for having an intellectual disability, but he found joy and purpose through sports with Special Olympics Trinidad and Tobago.
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