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CREATING A MORE INCLUSIVE WORLD

We are making the world a more inclusive one for people with and without intellectual disabilities. We work together to ensure that everyone has the right to play, learn and live together. We are the Unified Generation.

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SHAPING POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATES

Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® is a strategy for schools Pre-K through university that intentionally promotes meaningful social inclusion by bringing together young people with and without intellectual disabilities (ID) to lead in the creation of accepting school environments, utilizing three interconnected components: Special Olympics Unified Sports®, inclusive youth leadership, and whole-school engagement.

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94% of teachers/ school staff say Unified Champion Schools increases opportunities for students with and without ID to work together.
Through Unified Champion Schools, friendships are formed.
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Special Olympics is a tax exempt 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Special Olympics Identification Number (EIN) is 52-0889518.