The co-ed team is "unified" both in name and practice ... and is already paying dividends. "Some of these kids will never be on a sports team. Just seeing them on the court, and seeing the ...

(WIBW) - Kids of all abilities got outside and active at the inaugural Unified Track and Field Competition. This event was organized by Special Olympics Kansas to break down barriers in sports.

“These kids get out of this what I did in Special Olympics wheelchair basketball, even more,” Pockette said. “I have seen Unified sports give these athletes a lot more confidence socially,” Kimball ...

The Unified Sports program aims to help children build friendships among kids with special needs and those without special needs through playing sports at an age when they may not see those ...

“(Unified sports) is very important at Spaulding High School,” Colson said. “We do a lot of collaborative classes, and it’s great for the whole school to come out and support these kid ...

“We have so many kids that come back,” Files Goulding said. “They’re excited to be part of it.” Madeline Farrell (left) put on a show with her Weymouth unified sports teammates. While ...

Brijesh Singh snagged rebound after rebound, but he didn’t take the ball down the court himself. Instead, Singh handed it to his teammate Ahsan Ijaz, whose face lit up with excitement as Singh ...

Oakmont has offered Unified sports for about a decade now ... “It allows for a certain group of kids to play that normally wouldn’t have those opportunities so it was a no brainer to start ...

A regional unified basketball event at Kelso High School in Washington is helping to promote social inclusion while allowing kids to be kids ... Unified Sports is a division of the Special ...