Healthy Communities

"Disability is not a barrier to doing sports. You can live your passion with a disability."

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.

Special Olympics MENA recognizes and celebrates champions of inclusion.

Fansided article about how Special Olympics is supporting emotional health.

The first-ever Pan African Games provided a one of a kind experience, including in Healthy Athletes, with 1845 screenings in just 5 days!

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.

"Among one hundred women, only one woman will accept to take care of a child that is not hers and has intellectual disabilities..."

Ann Costello, Executive Director of the Foundation Visits Kenya for the first time and meets with athletes and teachers

Special Olympics Pennsylvania hosted a “Cities of Inclusion” Summit to create a vision for Philadelphia as an inclusive city. 

Special Olympics Slovenia is currently in its second year of a three-year Healthy Communities Project, within which one of the main focuses is healthy lifestyle promotion.