Name: Special Olympics let me be myself -- a champion
Uploaded: 2016-02-05T15:53:55Z
Duration: 14 min 2 s
Description: How much do you know about intellectual disabilities? Special Olympics champion and ambassador Matthew Williams is proof that athletic competition and the camaraderie it fosters can transform lives, both on and off the field. Together with his fellow athletes, he invites you to join him at the next meet -- and challenges you to walk away with your heart unchanged.

How much do you know about intellectual disabilities? Special Olympics champion and ambassador Matthew Williams is proof that athletic competition and the camaraderie it fosters can transform lives, both on and off the field. Together with his fellow athletes, he invites you to join him at the next meet -- and challenges you to walk away with your heart unchanged.

Special Olympics let me be myself -- a champion

Special Olympics International Sargent Shriver Global Messenger

Athletes with intellectual disabilities face both invisibility and harmful language in everyday life, yet Special Olympics opens doors to camaraderie and achievement on the world stage. At the 2015 World Games, over 6,500 athletes from 165 countries competed, shattering old stereotypes. The movement not only boosts self-esteem and health for millions, but also challenges society to rethink its views and language. True inclusion means seeing ability, not just disability.