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The Special Olympics is an international organization that has been providing sports training and competition opportunities to individuals with intellectual disabilities for over 50 years. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the Special Olympics has grown into a global movement with programs in more than 190 countries. Here is a quick history of the... Continue Reading →
Special Olympics is unfortunately not a well-known competition, even though it’s the world’s largest sports organization for children and adults living with intellectual and physical disabilities. It provides year-round training and activities to more than 5 million members in 172 countries. Special Olympics has competitions that are held every day on local, national and regional... Continue Reading →
Hats off to the folks at Bristol Street Vearsa for creating this amazing infographic detailing the pioneers of disabilities sports. Some really interesting tidbits in there to whet our appetites for the 2016 Rio Games! Check it out below!