Special Olympics Ambassadors

Special Olympics believes if we can open one heart and change one mind, we can make a difference. Our Ambassadors are helping to shed light on the dignity of people with intellectual disabilities and build support for Special Olympics work around the world. We hope you will join them and add your voice to ours. Special Olympics Ambassadors from the worlds of sports, entertainment and music help to raise funds and awareness by bringing attention to the important work of Special Olympics.  They are having a direct impact on the lives of millions of people, in their home countries and around the world.  Special Olympics Ambassadors are helping people with intellectual disabilities, changing lives, and helping create a world where each person, regardless of ability or disability, is accepted and celebrated and contributes to the strength and vibrancy of the whole.

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Rise Up Revolutionaries!

And today, I watched this video by Stu Chaifetz about teachers and adults who bullied Akian, a ten year old with autism in Cherry Hill New Jersey.  It is a tale of fear and rage, as heartbreaking as it is infuriating.  It is a call to all of us to rise up again, to demand change in Cherry Hill, to ask for an accounting from those who were abusive.   Our own young leaders in Special Olympics Project Unify will understand the horrors of this video perhaps better than anyone.  In a special way, I ask their leadership now.read more »

Posted on 2012-04-26 by Tim

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