Unified Sports is just one of the many opportunities that allows individuals with intellectual disabilities to participate in athletics and the opportunities keep growing. In 2011, SOAZ and the ...
Athletes with intellectual disabilities competed in boccia and table tennis at the European Commission during European Sports Week, pressing EU officials to increase funding and policies for inclusion ...
In Astana, Kazakhstan, a crowd erupted as Australia’s men’s team sealed gold in the 5x5 final at the 2025 Virtus World Basketball Championships. But for athletes with intellectual disabilities, this ...
A first-of-its-kind competitive sports league specifically for athletes with intellectual disabilities is kicking off this summer. Known as the Inspire Soccer League, the national competitive soccer ...
New Special Olympics CEO David Evangelista sets ambitious goals to create more opportunities for athletes. He sees an ...
‘You start to believe in yourself’: Unified sports for youth with intellectual disabilities are taking root across Mass. Duxbury High's Emily Keller (15) drives to the basket as Weymouth's Jacob Lynch ...
SPOKANE, Wash. — USL Spokane has officially launched Spokane Impact, a professional soccer team designed for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Announced Tuesday by ...
VERO BEACH, Fla. — In 2016, Laura Radocaj decided to make a change. "The NIH (National Institute of Health) recommends 150 minutes of exercise a week, and this population, 90 percent, is not getting ...