Monthly Archives: October 2012

Apryle Nickson: 2012 Special Olympics North America Coach of the Year

Special Olympics North America is honored to announce the selection of Apryle Nickson of Special Olympics Florida as the 2012 Special Olympics North America Coach of the Year! The Coach of the Year Award was established in the late 1980’s … Continue reading

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An Open Letter to Ann Coulter

The following is a guest post in the form of an open letter from Special Olympics athlete and global messenger John Franklin Stephens to Ann Coulter after this tweet during last night’s Presidential debate. Dear Ann Coulter, Come on Ms. … Continue reading

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Budding Young Athlete Growth in Special Olympics Nippon

Nippon (Japan) is the latest Asia Pacific Program to offer young athletes with an intellectual disability a early start in the Special Olympics community. A pioneer group of 10 Young Athletes began their experience at Kanagawa (west of Tokyo) in … Continue reading

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Disability in Film

This week I came across a pretty cool offering from Turner Classic Movies (TCM) called “The Projected Image: A History of Disability in Film.”  As described on TCM’s website: Turner Classic Movies will dedicate the month of October to exploring … Continue reading

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