Special Olympics Board Director Eddie Barbanell is a passionate and outspoken advocate in the on-going battle to eradicate the R-word. He’s also an actor, does some amazing Shakespeare scenes and a Special Olympics Florida athlete. We always say there is no better voice to speak out against the R-word than our athletes, and the videos below show Eddie doing exactly that at a recent rally at the University of Texas in Austin called “Real Texans Don’t Use the R-word.” Check him out!
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Part 2
You can see many more videos of Eddie on You Tube that are funny and entertaining as Eddie shows off what he calls his, “different abilities.” Enjoy!