SpecialStories

Words Matter
Words can open doors but they can also create barriers or stereotypes. Many people think that political correctness (or PC) has gone too far and that some people are overly sensitive. However, if it means that one person will not be hurt by a negative word or phrase then I’m willing to go as [...]

The following are sports organizations that include people with intellectual and/or physical disabilities.
General Organizations (multisport)

Special Olympics
For people with intellectual disabilities
International Paralympic Committee
For people with physical disabilities
Go to the Membership page to find local Paralympic organizations

International Sports Federation for Persons with an Intellectual Disability

For people with intellectual disabilities. The same [...]

An Organization that Changes Lives
Special Olympics touches the lives of over one million athletes and a similar number of volunteers in over 150 countries worldwide.
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for persons eight years of age and older with intellectual disabilities, [...]