Overview for Families

We want to ensure that all family members who are interested in the Strategic Plan understand what we plan to achieve and how they can support us in our efforts.  We will add tools as they become available.

2011-2015 Strategic Plan

  • Description: Our Five-Year Global Strategic Plan
  • Audience: Stakeholders and insiders who want detailed information and are familiar with our Movement
  • Languages Available: English (PDF); Chinese (PDF);  French (PDF);  Arabic (PDF)  

Simple-Language Plan

  • Description: A version of the Plan that was created in response to people who asked for a short, simple language version of our Plan
  • Audience: Athletes and other people who want a simple-language overview
  • Languages Available: English (PDF)   

One-Page Plan Summary and 5-Pillar Framework

  • Description: A one-page overview of our Global Strategic Plan. This includes our Five-Pillar Framework, our strategic initiatives, and Pillar-level goals
  • Audience: External stakeholders who want an overview of our Global Strategic Plan
  • Languages Available: English (PDF)   

Materials for Families

 In this section, we will share progress being made across our family initiatives. This Family Strategy Summit Overview and Action Plan  captures the priorities and action plan from a summit held in Vancouver in March 2011. We will continue to post additional material as it becomes available.

For More Information

We encourage you to get in touch with your own Program staff to see what additional support and materials are available in your Program. Region and Program Contacts
 
 

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And today, I watched this video by Stu Chaifetz about teachers and adults who bullied Akian, a ten year old with autism in Cherry Hill New Jersey.  It is a tale of fear and rage, as heartbreaking as it is infuriating.  It is a call to all of us to rise up again, to demand change in Cherry Hill, to ask for an accounting from those who were abusive.   Our own young leaders in Special Olympics Project Unify will understand the horrors of this video perhaps better than anyone.  In a special way, I ask their leadership now.read more »

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