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Fly Your Hope with Apolo Ohno: Reflections from my trip to China and Japan
This is a guest post from Apolo Ohno: I have had the opportunity to compete against and stand beside some inspiring athletes through my career, but you have not seen inspiration and joy in its purest...
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Charlene Wittstock and Yao Ming Visit Special Education School in Shanghai
Special Olympics Global Ambassadors, the Princess of Monaco, Charlene Wittstock and NBA basketball star, Yao Ming, visited the Shanghai Pudong Special Education School on Monday, March 12. They toured...
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A Mother’s Day Reflection – Roots & Wings
Today we remember mothers who inspire, love, sacrifice, devote and never stop looking after us no matter our age or ability. Glen Finland, mother of Special Olympics athlete David Finland, shares some...
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Making the Impossible Possible
At the USAID Panel last Wednesday, “From Policy to Action: Making Progress toward Disability Inclusion,” USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah stated “One billion people live with disabilities. There is...
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Rio+20 Joins the Village
A couple weeks ago, we asked who would join our village in making the impossible possible to ensure people with intellectual disabilities, bound by discrimination, isolation, misunderstanding and...
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Ask Your Senator to Support People with Disabilities
Our athletes and others with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) need your help. Did you know that despite significant progress in the United States in the treatment and resources for people with ID, that...
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It was a good day in Washington…
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted by a 13-6 margin to send the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) to the Senate for a full vote. President Obama...
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From Canada to Afghanistan – Lives are changed
John Langford, a mentor and trainer to the Afghanistan National Police Force from Canada and a member of the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR), recounts a beautiful story of the power of LETR and the...
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Loretta Claiborne on TED!
Loretta Claiborne was the last speaker at TEDxMidatlantic this past October — and they certainly saved the best for last! ”Be Fearless” was the theme of these TED talks where Loretta represented the...
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Empowering Today’s Youth for Tomorrow’s Future
This is a guest post from David Evangelista, Senior Director of Multilateral Partnerships and Development. Special Olympics Lebanon youth leader delivers moving keynote address at the IFRC Global Youth...
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