Learn V Ways We’Re Celebrating The Exceptional Olympics Too #Ada25
"Let me win. But if I cannot win, allow me endure brave inwards the attempt." -Special Olympics Athlete Oath
Standing inwards Soldier Field inwards Chicago, 47 years ago, Eunice Shriver kicked off the starting fourth dimension Special Olympics inwards history--1,000 people amongst intellectual disabilities from the U.S. as well as Canada competed inwards rails & field, swimming as well as diving. Even though it was a small-scale maiden event, its historical impact--giving a platform to the civil rights struggles of people amongst disabilities that were then oft overlooked-- was massive. The Games were meant to laissez passer on children amongst cognitive disabilities, inwards Eunice’s words, “the adventure to play, the adventure to compete as well as the adventure to grow.”
Ambitious, inclusive thinking similar Eunice’s is contagious, as well as has inspired us to back upwards this year’s Special Olympics World Games equally operate of the $20 meg inwards Google.org grants. This weekend, to grade the Games likewise equally the 25th anniversary of the Americans amongst Disabilities Act, landmark legislation that advanced the civil rights of people amongst disabilities when it was signed into constabulary inwards 1990, we’re honoring the community inwards the next ways:
Google Doodle. We’ve created a homepage Doodle that shows a rails inspired yesteryear the Special Olympics World Games’ "circle of inclusion,” featuring athletes of all backgrounds. In the spirit of getting moving, since we've heard from users that they dear seeing doodles on the go, we're instantly starting to brand them easier to run into as well as portion on our mobile search results inwards improver to desktop as well as the Google app.
Special Olympics World Games. Over the side yesteryear side nine days, the Special Olympics World Games volition describe to a greater extent than than one-half a meg spectators to cheer on 7,000 athletes from 177 countries inwards events from judo to powerlifting to kayaking as well as more. We’re powering the World Games’ social media nervus center, contributing equally a fiscal supporter as well as are packing to a greater extent than than 300 Googlers into the stands.
Cheer an athlete. If you’re inwards Los Angeles, come upwards see us from July 25 until August ii at the World Games Festival Space at USC’s Alumni Park to back upwards the athletes. For those who can’t teach inwards in person, you lot tin see g.co/WorldGames2015 to mail a cheer to the athletes. Every solar daytime during the competition, we’ll decorate the dorm walls of the athletes amongst your thank you lot to encourage them to “be brave inwards the attempt.”
Painting the town. In Washington D.C. as well as Los Angeles, we’re marker the 25th anniversary of the Americans amongst Disabilities Act. From men as well as women similar Judy Heumann as well as Ed Roberts, who campaigned tirelessly for the rights of people amongst disabilities, to President George H.W. Bush, who signed the ADA into constabulary inwards 1990, we’re telling the stories of 10 smashing leaders who bring fought -- as well as come about to cope -- for equal rights of people living amongst disabilities. We’ve installed massive portraits on the stairs of historic landmarks around the nation’s majuscule as well as inwards L.A.’s Grand Park.
Telling stories. We’re featuring the little-known history of a reveal of unsung heroes of the ADA displace at g.co/ADA. While people amongst disabilities produce goodness from their hard-won battles amongst every curb cutting street corner as well as closed-caption film, their names are non widely known. We’d similar to modify that.
Standing inwards Soldier Field inwards Chicago, 47 years ago, Eunice Shriver kicked off the starting fourth dimension Special Olympics inwards history--1,000 people amongst intellectual disabilities from the U.S. as well as Canada competed inwards rails & field, swimming as well as diving. Even though it was a small-scale maiden event, its historical impact--giving a platform to the civil rights struggles of people amongst disabilities that were then oft overlooked-- was massive. The Games were meant to laissez passer on children amongst cognitive disabilities, inwards Eunice’s words, “the adventure to play, the adventure to compete as well as the adventure to grow.”
Ambitious, inclusive thinking similar Eunice’s is contagious, as well as has inspired us to back upwards this year’s Special Olympics World Games equally operate of the $20 meg inwards Google.org grants. This weekend, to grade the Games likewise equally the 25th anniversary of the Americans amongst Disabilities Act, landmark legislation that advanced the civil rights of people amongst disabilities when it was signed into constabulary inwards 1990, we’re honoring the community inwards the next ways:
Google Doodle. We’ve created a homepage Doodle that shows a rails inspired yesteryear the Special Olympics World Games’ "circle of inclusion,” featuring athletes of all backgrounds. In the spirit of getting moving, since we've heard from users that they dear seeing doodles on the go, we're instantly starting to brand them easier to run into as well as portion on our mobile search results inwards improver to desktop as well as the Google app.
Special Olympics World Games. Over the side yesteryear side nine days, the Special Olympics World Games volition describe to a greater extent than than one-half a meg spectators to cheer on 7,000 athletes from 177 countries inwards events from judo to powerlifting to kayaking as well as more. We’re powering the World Games’ social media nervus center, contributing equally a fiscal supporter as well as are packing to a greater extent than than 300 Googlers into the stands.
Cheer an athlete. If you’re inwards Los Angeles, come upwards see us from July 25 until August ii at the World Games Festival Space at USC’s Alumni Park to back upwards the athletes. For those who can’t teach inwards in person, you lot tin see g.co/WorldGames2015 to mail a cheer to the athletes. Every solar daytime during the competition, we’ll decorate the dorm walls of the athletes amongst your thank you lot to encourage them to “be brave inwards the attempt.”
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| Portraits, similar these at the National Portrait Gallery featuring leaders Judy Heumann as well as Ed Roberts, who bring campaigned tirelessly for the rights of people amongst disabilities as well as Tatyana McFadden, who inspires athletes today, volition decorate Washington, D.C. this weekend. See the photo gallery |
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