Free Dental Care at a “Day for Special Smiles”

A fair warning before you see “The Descendants”

My wife and I don’t get out to see many movies. With a two and a half year-old, and a second baby due this week, a 100 year-old house that is an on-going fixer upper and two full-time jobs between us, our free time as a couple is limited. Even…

Finding Balance: New Report Examines Obesity among Children with Disabilities

Special Olympics Pakistan Launches Motor Activities Training Program

Special Olympics Pakistan organized its first Motor Activity Training Program (MATP) in Lahore last week at the Raising Sun Institute for Special Children, an adapted training facility for people with severe…

Special Olympics is Home

This guest blog post is from Katie Hrenchir. Katie’s brother Tanner was born with Down Syndrome. As a sibling she knows first-hand about Tanner’s struggles but she has also seen him flourish. Katie says “the Hrenchir Family will always call Special Olympics Missouri home” and she now…

Athlete Leadership: A Defining Value

Today, the Special Olympics International Board of Directors met at P&G headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. Chairman Tim Shriver opened the meeting with a review of Special Olympics’ movement values: Sportsmanship with Joy, Bravery, Athlete Leadership, Unity and…

The Power of Sports in a PINCH

Special Olympics Asia Pacific has teamed up with leading sports content provider ESPN STAR Sports (ESS)…

Everyone Looks Up to Someone

Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post from Special Olympics athlete and former International Global Ambassador David Egan.

Special Olympics China Offers Opening Eyes Screening in Xining and Chengdu

Special Olympics China and Special Olympics East Asia offered Opening Eyes screening for the athletes in communities in Xining and Chengdu, two cities in western China 26 October to 2 November, 2011…

Proud and Thankful

Special Olympics gives athletes like Lani DeMello the chance to defy expectations. When she was only an infant, doctors said she would never lead a successful or productive life. Lani’s mother, Ana DeMello, describes how Special Olympics allowed her daughter to flourish and gave her the…