Healthy Communities
This Is Special Olympics
From the World Winter Games Turin 2025 to promoting inclusive health, education and sports, the message of Special Olympics athletes highlights limitless opportunities for the New Year.
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SO Senegal Coach Wins Olympic Values Education Program Recognition
"Disability is not a barrier to doing sports. You can live your passion with a disability."
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Celebrating World Health Day with Equitable Care
Everyone’s health needs should be included in the healthcare system, and people with intellectual disabilities deserve to have access to a healthcare environment that best addresses their specific health needs.
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Celebrating Champion of Inclusion – Dr. Mohammad Haseeb Al-Bizri
Special Olympics MENA recognizes and celebrates champions of inclusion.
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Golisano Foundation Continues to Fund Special Olympics’ Healthy Communities Work
Fansided article about how Special Olympics is supporting emotional health.
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Highlighting Health at the Special Olympics Pan African Games 2020
The first-ever Pan African Games provided a one of a kind experience, including in Healthy Athletes, with 1845 screenings in just 5 days!
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Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing, Waterford Institute of Technology Partner to Advance Health Care Needs of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
PITTSFORD, N.Y., February 25, 2020: The Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing at St. John Fisher College and Waterford Institute of Technology in Waterford, Ireland have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together in the field of intellectual disability nursing.
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Sidelined and Stigmatized: How Special Olympics Kenya is helping parents of children with intellectual disabilities
"Among one hundred women, only one woman will accept to take care of a child that is not hers and has intellectual disabilities..."
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Golisano Foundation support helps expand health programming in Kenya
Ann Costello, Executive Director of the Foundation Visits Kenya for the first time and meets with athletes and teachers
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Cities of Inclusion Summit in Philadelphia
Special Olympics Pennsylvania hosted a “Cities of Inclusion” Summit to create a vision for Philadelphia as an inclusive city.
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