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Below you will find an archive of Special Olympics, Inc. monthly Newsletter(s) and the Special Olympics, Inc. weekly update(s). Browse through the issues below, or follow the link located at the bottom of this page to subscribe.
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 | Feb 20 2013 (Feb 2013)
20 February 2013Youth from Around the World Celebrate Leadership in KoreaAlmost 80 youth leaders with and without intellectual disabilities from around the world gathered in Pyeongchang, South Korea for the the 2013 Special Olympics Global Youth Activation Summit.In the 10 day summit passionate leaders from around the world were motivated to make positive change in their communities and were inspired to promote acc |
 | Project UNIFY News, 1 February (Feb 2013)
1 February 2013U.S. Department of Education Guidance Calls for Leveling the Playing Field for Students with Disabilities“Sports can provide invaluable lessons in discipline, selflessness, passion and courage, and this guidance urges schools ensure that students with disabilities have an equal opportunity to benefit from the life lessons they can learn on the playing field or on the court”, says Educatio |
 | Teacher Tools - December 4 (Dec 2012)
4 December 2012School EnrichmentSpecial Olympics Project UNIFY® is launching a pilot program featuring a great new resource for teachers – Monthly Classroom Activity Newsletters. Each newsletter features weekly activities based around themes like leadership, diversity and encouragement and connects classrooms with the world of Special Olympics. Modified from many of the Get Into It activities, the Classr |
 | Project UNIFY News, November 9 (Nov 2012)
9 November 2012Frank Stephens of Virginia interviewed on CNNIf you haven't already seen it, catch this clip of Special Olympics Virginia athlete John Franklin "Frank" Stephens being interviewed on CNN. Stephens wrote a thoughtful response directly to conservative writer Ann Coulter after she used the word "retard" to refer to U.S. President Barack Obama. CNN's Piers Morgan interviewed Stephens and Special Olympics C |
 | Project UNIFY News, September 21 (Sep 2012)
21 September 201250 years ago this week, Eunice Kennedy Shriver wrote an article in the Saturday Evening Post that for the first time shared her family’s personal story – their hopes and struggles on behalf of her sister Rosemary, who had an intellectual disability. This Saturday, 22 September, we carry on her legacy to unleash the gifts and talents of people with intellectual disabilities as we celebrat |
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