In April 2022, Darci Owens, a health coach with Down syndrome, was hoping to be an on-air correspondent for ESPN during the upcoming Special Olympics USA Games. As Alaska's first certified Special ...

People with special needs and their families are invited to a morning of free physicals and health screenings at the Reily Center of Tulane University Saturday, Oct. 24, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Athletes in the Special Olympics are, for the first time, getting the chance to design merchandise with the help of some guest designers, which will then soon be sold online.

The Abu Dhabi-based Special Olympics Global Center for Inclusion in Education recently gathered advocates to exchange ideas on fostering better inclusion for people of all abilities.

The 2025 Special Olympics Rhode Island Summer Games open Friday at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston and St. George’s School in Middletown. More than 1,000 athletes from across the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Special Olympics Oregon is returning to Oregon State University and surrounding communities on July 12-13, 2025 for its annual Summer State Games. The weekend serves as ...

At 21, the Special Olympics Alaska hired her as a program assistant, and soon after she received training in Washington, D.C., to become a certified health coach.