DIABETES RESEARCH
New research led by the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University and published in Diabetic Medicine has revealed that participation in Special Olympics programming is associated with a significantly lower risk of diabetes among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The study, led by Dr. Meghann Lloyd, Faculty of Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University, examined the diabetes status of more than 35,000 young adults with IDD in Ontario from 1995 to 2015.
Meet the members of the Special Olympics Team Canada Training Squad 2025
Special Olympics Canada is proud to announce the athletes, coaches, mission staff and team leadership who have been named to the Special Olympics Team Canada 2025 Training Squad. This marks the beginning of their journey to the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy, and Grenoble, France, from March 8-17, 2025.
Respecting the Game: The Story of Jackie Barrett
Special Olympics Canada has partnered with Canada's Sports Hall of Fame to launch a new curriculum-aligned national education program that will share the Special Olympics story with more Canadian youth while championing the inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in sport and in life.
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October is Disability Employment Awareness Month, and we are celebrating inclusion in the workplace by hearing from Special Olympics Ontario athlete, Carly Bryden.
News, Story, Athlete
October is Disability Employment Awareness Month, and we are celebrating inclusion in the workplace by hearing from Special Olympics Ontario athlete, Carly Bryden.
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