http://specialolympics.org/singlerssfeed.aspx?cid=24World Briefshttp://specialolympics.org/content.aspx?id=9347<p>News reports about Special Olympics for the week of 10-16 November 2009.</p>Editor 1 SOIThu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/content.aspx?id=9306<p>News reports about Special Olympics for the week of 2-8 November 2009.</p>Editor 1 SOIMon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/content.aspx?id=9241<p>News reports about Special Olympics for the week of October 26-November 1 2009</p> <p></p>Editor 1 SOIMon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/content.aspx?id=9124<p>News reports about Special Olympics for the week of 20-26 October 2009.</p>Editor 1 SOIMon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/content.aspx?id=8431<p>News reports about Special Olympics for the week of October 6-13 2009.</p>Editor 1 SOIMon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/content.aspx?id=8510<p>News reports about Special Olympics for the week of 21 September to 27 September 2009.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/content.aspx?id=8404<p>News reports about Special Olympics for the week of 8-13 September 2009.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/content.aspx?id=8334<p>News reports about Special Olympics for the week of 2-9 September 2009.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/content.aspx?id=8305<p>News reports about Special Olympics for the week of 22-30 August 2009.</p>Editor 1 SOIMon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/content.aspx?id=8163<p>News reports about Special Olympics for the week of 20-25 August 2009.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/content.aspx?id=8020<p>News reports about Special Olympics for the week of 20 to 25 July 2009.</p> <p></p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/Special_Olympics_In_The_News_20_July_2009.aspx<p>News reports about Special Olympics for the week of 13 to 18 July 2009.</p> <p></p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/content.aspx?id=7910<p>News reports about Special Olympics for the week of 6 to 10 July 2009.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/content.aspx?id=7863<p>News reports about Special Olympics for the week of 29 June to 3 July 2009.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/in_the_news_30June2009.aspx<p>News reports about Special Olympics for the week of 22-26 June 2009.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/in_the_news_15June2009.aspx<p>News reports about Special Olympics.</p>Editor 1 SOIMon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/eks_portrait.aspx<p>On 9 May 2009, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., unveiled a historic portrait of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics founder, Best Buddies International Board Member, and champion of people with intellectual disabilities. The painting is the first portrait the Gallery has ever commissioned of an individual who has not served as a U.S. President or First Lady. It will become a part of the Portrait Gallery's permanent collection. </p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/scissors_auction.aspx<p>The only two pairs of official Fiskars scissors autographed by the winning coaches at the 2009 Men's and Women's Basketball Championships are being auctioned on the NCAA Web site. All proceeds will be donated to Special Olympics.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/obama_response.aspx<p>A remark by U.S. President Barack Obama about Special Olympics provided a "teachable moment" for us all.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/capitol_hill_day_2009.aspx<p>On Wednesday, 4 March, Special Olympics athletes, along with coaches, Program leaders and family members from 38 U.S. states, participated in Special Olympics Capitol Hill Day. They met with their U.S. Representatives and Senators to thank them for past support, and urge continuing Congressional support for Special Olympics in Fiscal Year 2010 and in continuing appropriations requests.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/wgu_be_a_fan_courage.aspx<p>When Special Olympics Russia's Alexander Rogov learned he was going to compete as a speed skate in the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games he thought of one thing - winning a medal. But on the first day of preliminaries, he fell to the ice on the third and final lap with a tear in his Achilles tendon. </p>Will SchermerhornMon, 28 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/wgu_Chih_Hua_Liu.aspx<p>Chih Hua Liu developed pain in his left eye and nausea as he prepared to compete in Boise, Idaho. The results of Hua Liu's screening, however, surprised even the veteran volunteer doctors who immediately called for an ambulance to take Liu to the emergency room where he was treated for a serious eye problem, one that could have resulted in permanent blindness if left untreated.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/wgu_miles_of_smiles.aspx<p>Free dental screenings have been a regular part of the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes program for years. Thanks to a partnership with Boise-based non-profit organization "Miles of Smiles" and Special Olympics, althletes from around the world at the 2009 World Winter Games received desperately-needed dental care.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/content.aspx?id=6567<p>Inter Milan announced that the football (soccer) team has been named the first Team Ambassador for Special Olympics Global Football, an initiative promoting acceptance and inclusion of young people with intellectual disabilities.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/WGU_korean_crockpot.aspx<p>When the Special Olympics Korea speed skaters ate sandwiches served for lunch at Idaho Ice World, it was the first time they had tasted American food. They were grateful for the new and exotic experience, but once was enough. Boise native Hyunsoo Cho, 17, the Korean interpreter for the speed skating venue, decided to take action. She contacted her father, the Vice President of the Idaho Korean Association, and he mobilized the large Korean population in the state. Kitchens began heating up throughout Boise as Korean families came to the rescue, preparing traditional meals.</p>Will SchermerhornTue, 15 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/WGU_profile_yao_nan.aspx<p>Chinese professional speed skater Yao Nan had limited knowledge about intellectual disabilities, and the mistaken impression that people with intellectual disabilities couldn’t do very much, let alone learn how to skate. Then she went to the 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Alaska and the athletes’ ability took her breath away. When she got back home to China, Yao signed up to be a coach.</p>Will SchermerhornFri, 11 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/WGU_Martha_Hill.aspx<p>Martha Hill tells the story of her dentist, Dr. Dan Humiston, the only provider in her hometown of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, who treats people with intellectual disabilities on medical assistance programs. While she is not on medical assistance herself, Hill has friends who are, and who have had difficulty finding health-care providers willing to help them. </p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/WGU_matp.aspx<p>On 12 February, the first Special Olympics Motor Activities Training Program (MATP) Challenge Day ever held at a World Winter Games took place in Boise, Idaho. It also was the first time Special Olympics Idaho has conducted MATP, as they continue to reach more individuals within this population.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/WGU_healthy_hearing.aspx<p>Special Olympics athlete Bill Lutz has had hearing difficulty his entire life and trouble with his hearing aids for the past few years. When Special Olympics Healthy Hearing came to Boise during the World Winter Games, volunteer health-care professionals fitted him with brand-new hearing devices free of charge.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/WGU_VP_WWG_visit.aspx<p>During a visit to the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Boise, Idaho, on 12 February, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden announced that Kareem Dale, a former member of Obama's campaign in charge of coordinating the vote of disabled Americans, has been named the special assistant to the president for disabilities policy.</p>Editor 1 SOIMon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/WGU_afghanistan.aspx<p>Special Olympics Afghanistan athletes who once had little hope, no confidence and hardly a dream for the future are now fully engaged in life, have found enjoyment in sports and have aspirations for the future.</p>Will SchermerhornMon, 28 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/WGU_flame.aspx<p>What could be more appropriate than having the musical group, FLAME, perform at the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Boise, Idaho? After all, the group got the inspiration for its name from the Olympic Flame. But even more inspirational is that the 11-member rock band is composed of people with developmental/physical disabilities. </p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/WGU_first_medals.aspx<p>Special Olympics Switzerland swept the gold, sliver and bronze medals in the snowboarding advanced giant slalom competition on 9 February 2009. The first medals of the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games marked the start of competition in the largest sporting event to be held in Idaho this year. </p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/WGU_global_youth_rally.aspx<p>The electrifying Global Youth Rally, one of the non-competition highlights of the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games, drove the point home that young people across the globe can work together to eradicate discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities. </p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/WGU_profile_bonilla.aspx<p>Thanks to coach Victor Bonilla, Special Olympics Puerto Rico athletes, who have never before competed in a Special Olympics World Winter Games, will finally get their chance in 2009. Last year, Special Olympics Puerto Rico asked its coaches if any of them would be interested in introducing a new winter sport – floor hockey. The fledgling teams would face off in competition at a national qualification tournament, and the winning team would be eligible to represent their country for the first time at a World Winter Games. Bonilla was the first coach to respond, eager to build a new sport and a new team from scratch.</p>Editor 1 SOITue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/WGU_opening_ceremony.aspx<p>A star-studded ensemble and thousands of fans welcomed more than 2,000 athletes from nearly 100 countries on 7 February at the Idaho Center in Nampa, Idaho, for the Opening Ceremony of the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games.</p>Editor 1 SOIMon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/profile_nadal.aspx<p>People may have rolled their eyes when Special Olympics Venezuela coach Juan Nadal suggested what many thought was impossible, but this sports innovator wasn’t deterred. He introduced the sport of snowshoeing in a country that has tropical weather year-round – a first for the Special Olympics Latin America region. Now they’re wide-eyed enthusiasts and Nadal is helping other countries in the region – Puerto Rico and El Salvador – develop their own snowshoeing programs. </p>Editor 1 SOIMon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/WGU_charles_howard.aspx<p>Charles Howard may be an accomplished snowboarder, but it is his personality that makes him a particularly outstanding athlete. As a member of the Special Olympics USA snowboarding team, Charles exudes self-confidence and a sense of humor that resounds with his teammates.</p>Will SchermerhornMon, 28 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/WGU_firsts.aspx<p>The Special Olympics movement continues to grow and evolve, opening new doors and shattering old stereotypes. The 2009 World Winter Games offer ample evidence of that, as Special Olympics and its athletes take on new roles and challenges. This World Winter Games boasts an impressive list of "firsts," groundbreaking moments in our ongoing evolution. </p>Editor 1 SOIMon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/WGU_hosttown.aspx<p>The Special Olympics Host Town program provides a soothing respite for hundreds of athletes, transforming bewilderment into enchantment, differences into shared experiences. For the host country, it is also an opportunity to engage entire communities as welcome centers and for the people of those communities to be both teachers and students. “We all need the lessons of pure joy these athletes bring with them,” says Belgium Host Town leader Judi Fuller.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/WGU_thanks_EKS.aspx<p>Special Olympics invites each of you to extend your own personal “thank you” to Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the movement. Your personal “thank you” to Mrs. Shriver can be submitted as a written thank you, a video thank you, or even an audio thank you! Just join the Fan Community Group, “Thank Mrs. Shriver,” and share your personal appreciation and gratitude. </p>Editor 1 SOIMon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/WGU_celeb_floor_hockey.aspx<p>Special Olympic floor hockey teams from Canada and the United States had a few extra players backing them up for the Celebrity Floor Hockey Competition at Expo Idaho on 8 February, including Johnny Knoxville and Eddie Barbanell (also a Special Olympics athlete), co-stars in the film, The Ringer”; Olympic athlete Donna de Varona; Special Olympics Chairman and CEO Timothy Shriver; Coca-Cola Chairman Muhtar Kent; and NBA great Sam Perkins.</p>Will SchermerhornMon, 28 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/WGU_SOGB_ski_team.aspx<p>The 10-member Special Olympics Great Britain Alpine ski team is a motley crew, with some very intriguing pastimes. These accomplished skiers range in age from 18 to 41, and are ready to do their best at the 2009 World Winter Games.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/WGU_sports.aspx<p>More than 2,000 Special Olympics athletes from almost 100 countries competed in seven Olympic-type winter sports at the 2009 World Winter Games: Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, figure skating, speed skating, snowshoeing and floor hockey. Special Olympics is not about “swifter, higher, stronger”; it is about achieving one’s personal best. Athletes showed the benefits of months of training as they strived for new personal heights, and were rewarded by specially designed World Games medals.</p>Editor 1 SOIMon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/WGU_scarves.aspx<p>What started out as a simple project to provide a warm scarf to each of the more than 2,000 Special Olympics athletes participating in the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Boise, Idaho, has grown into an international phenomenon. Instead of 2,000 scarves, the Special Olympics Games Organizing Committee has received more than 60,000 scarves – and hundreds pour in each day! It is a true testament to the overwhelming support behind the Special Olympics movement and its athletes. <br /><br /></p>Editor 1 SOIMon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/content.aspx?id=6547<p>More than 140 Special Olympics Vietnam athletes from 24 special schools and welfare centers in the neighboring provinces of Hue, Da Nang and Quang Tri competed in a major competition for the first time during the 1st Special Olympics Central Region Bocce Competition in Hue, Vietnam. </p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/content.aspx?id=6546<p>More than 12,000 basketball players with intellectual disabilities from over 25 countries participated in the fifth Special Olympics European Basketball Week from 29 November-7 December 2008.</p>Will SchermerhornMon, 28 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/briefs_si_honors_eks.aspx<p>Sports Illustrated Honors Eunice Kennedy ShriverFirst Sportsman of the Year Legacy Award is presented to the Special Olympics founder in conjunction with a full length feature about Special Olympics in the 8 December 2008 issue of Sports Illustrated magazine 2008 12 03On</p>Editor 1 SOIMon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/The-Global-Law-Enforcement-Torch-Run.aspx<p>The Flame of Hope for the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games was lit on 12 November 2008 in Athens, Greece, formally launching the Global Law Enforcement Torch Run®. In keeping with Olympic tradition, the torch was lit by the sun's rays before embarking on a three-month journey around the world to Idaho, USA, the site of the World Games. <br /></p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/SO_r-word.aspx<p>Leading the way in promoting acceptance of people with intellectual disabilities, Special Olympics opposes prejudice and discrimination continuously working to dispel the negative stereotypes associated with this population — the use of word r-word (retard) being one such stereotype.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/CDE_video_contest.aspx<p>The Campaign for Disability Employment, a newly-formed collaborative of leading disability organizations, is sponsoring the "What Can YOU Do?" online video contest to promote the talent and skills that people with disabilities bring to America’s workforce and economy.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/content.aspx?id=7698<p>When the Special Olympics Korea speed skaters ate sandwiches served for lunch at Idaho Ice World, it was the first time they had tasted American food. They were grateful for the new and exotic experience, but once was enough. Boise native Hyunsoo Cho, 17, the Korean interpreter for the speed skating venue, decided to take action. She contacted her father, the Vice President of the Idaho Korean Association, and he mobilized the large Korean population in the state. Kitchens began heating up throughout Boise as Korean families came to the rescue, preparing traditional meals.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMThttp://specialolympics.org/content.aspx?id=7506<p>A weekly roundup of articles about Special Olympics from international newspapers, magazines, blogs, Web sites and other sources.</p>Editor 1 SOIFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT