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Inclusive Education

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Community Impact

Gibraltar Pledges to Advance Inclusive Communities

Special Olympics Global Coalition for Inclusion membership marks lasting commitment to inclusive education through sports
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Five Latin American Leader Athletes during the Call to Action.
In the News

Call to Action: Empowering Through Sports

The International Sports for Development Forum calls on society to recognize the transformative power of sports to promote social inclusion.
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Jamaican youth leaders gathered together for their exchange.
Community Impact

A Journey of Inclusion and Connection

This past spring, Special Olympics Youth Leaders Britany and Denisher embarked on a journey that would change their lives forever.
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Four schools competed in Special Olympics Rwanda's Unified Sports competition.
Press Releases

Excellence in Inclusive Education in Rwanda

Special Olympics Rwanda will host the region’s first continental gathering set to expand Unified Champion Schools across Africa—with support from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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In the News

Asia Pacific Youth Leaders With and Without Intellectual Disabilities Convened in Singapore to Advance Inclusion and Education

Over 40 youth leaders with and without intellectual disabilities from 14 Asian Pacific countries gathered in Singapore earlier in June for the “Youth for Inclusion: Expanding Unified Champion Schools” summit.
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Photo shows Nyasha Derera, Yasmine Sherif, and Dr. Tim Shriver, engaged in a discussion on transforming education systems to be fully inclusive of learners with disabilities.
In the News

Education Experts Call for Greater Commitment to Inclusion in Education

On 18 April 2024, Special Olympics International (SOI) joined the Brookings Institution Center for Universal Education (CUE) and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) in co-hosting the CUE Symposium on Education Systems Transformation for and through Inclusive Education.
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Text Reads: Symposium Live Stream | Logos include: Brookings Institute, Special Olympics Global Center for Inclusion in Education, and GPE Transforming Education.
In the News

Watch Live: Education Experts Call for Greater Commitment to Inclusion in Education

Experts from the Brookings Institution, Special Olympics International and the Global Partnership for Education will explore how policymakers can overcome current obstacles to make schools and communities more inclusive for learners with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
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Diverse classroom with teacher advocating inclusion
In the News

Saluting World Teachers’ Day: A Vision of Authentic Global Inclusion in Schools!

We spent some time with Sara Minkara, Special Advisor on International Disability Rights, to learn more about her perspective and the role of teachers in her life:
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