While many of us in America have been focused on celebrating the 4th of July holiday this week, our friends over in Europe have some great news I wanted to share with all of you.
The below is a guest post from colleagues in our Special Olympics Africa regional office. Didier Drogba is arguably one of the world’s most famous athletes — at least in the sport of soccer (football). It’s amazing that…
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.
Alaskans have many reasons to respect their former Senator Ted Stevens (1923–2010), but as he was one of the first and most active supporters of the Healthy Athletes program, Special Olympics athletes all over the world have a particular reason to honor the former lawmaker. On July…
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 in many parts of the world they are…