Asante, and defensive tackle Kenneth Grant, tested their chops against the Special Olympics Florida athletes resulting in a four-game sweep for the visitors. It was a juke move that got Asante ...

and running track with his Special Olympics team. He and his sister talk on the phone every night. Stories like his fill Hart’s new book, “Down Syndrome Out Loud: 20+ True Stories of ...

Róisín and Laoise The father of two girls with Down Syndrome has told how their involvement with the Special Olympics has helped them become “stronger, fitter and more confident”.

His connection to Special Olympics is personal because his son has Down syndrome, and he’s been involved with the organization since his son was born 15 years ago. “When I started in Special ...

Her 41 years of volunteer work with the Special Olympics is inspired by her younger sister, who was diagnosed with Down Syndrome at birth. She died in 2009 at age 50. “The self-esteem levels go ...

I don’t remember if the child was experiencing a specific ailment commonly coupled with his Down syndrome ... about the races Becky swam in the Special Olympics and the volunteer work she ...

Brady Tanner is pictured at the Special Olympics World Games in Turin ... it could also be scary being so high in the mountains. “Looking down as you’re driving up the mountain, (and the ...

A number of tests diagnose Down syndrome prenatally and postnatally. Screening tests during pregnancy ... Social inclusion and special education enable children to live healthy lives.

he’s artistic, does dance and acting (he had performances for both later earlier month); and he’s athletic, with three medals for swimming in provincial Special Olympics competitions.

A sports reporter with Down syndrome is changing the game because ... that is changing the playing field. She started Special Olympics when she was 4-years-old and by fourteen she had amassed ...

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 Olympics health coach ...

and the Down Syndrome Association of West Michigan. The ribbon-cutting ceremony brought together athletes and their families, Special Olympics international leadership, capital campaign donors ...