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By your presence, you send a message to every village, every city, every nation. A message of hope. A message of victory. </em></p></blockquote> <blockquote><p><em><em>“The right to play on any playing field? You have earned it.<br /> The right to study in any school? You have earned it.<br /> The right to hold a job? You have earned it.<br /> The right to be anyone’s neighbor? You have earned it.”</em><a href="http://www.eunicekennedyshriver.org/"><span style="color: #000080;"> Eunice Kennedy Shriver speaks at the 1987 World Games in Sound Bend, Indiana</span></a></em></p></blockquote> <p>Today, millions of athletes in more than 180 countries participate in the Special Olympics Games, games that began in Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s backyard.<span id="more-1180"></span></p> <p><strong>Camp Shriver</strong></p> <p>In 1962, Mrs. Kennedy Shriver invited 50 young people with intellectual disabilities and 50 high school volunteers to a summer camp in her backyard.</p> <p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft {float:left; margin:0 1em 1em 0}" style="border: 1px solid black; margin: 5px; float:left" src="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/images/shriver.backyard.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="79" />The children swam, kicked soccer balls, shot baskets, swam, and rode horses under the summer sun. The young counselors realized that these children were very much like them – they wanted to have fun. Mrs. Kennedy Shriver’s “experiment” was a huge success.</p> <p>Her son Tim recalls those days, “Our introduction to people with special needs was to swim or to play kickball or to go horseback riding. Part of her genius [has] always been to create things that are appealing, create opportunities that are joyful that people want to join, that make things fun.”</p> <p>During the 1960’s, she worked with scholars and researchers to study and publicize the capabilities of people with intellectual disabilities. Firsthand experience convinced her that people with intellectual disabilities are woefully underestimated.</p> <p>Her vision? That through sports, the lives of people with intellectual disabilities would be transformed and public perceptions would change. Athletes received health care, education, coaching and sports opportunities. Families of athletes found a warm and welcoming place at the Special Olympics.</p> <p><strong>First Special Olympics Games in Chicago</strong></p> <p><img decoding="async" class="alignright {float:right; margin:0 1em 1em 0}" style="border: 1px solid black; margin: 5px;float:right" title="The Finish line" src="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/images/shriver.race.jpg" alt="Race to the Finish line" width="140" height="89" /></p> <p>In July 1968, the first Special Olympics games were held in Chicago. Fewer than 100 spectators watched as as 1,000 athletes from 26 states and Canada marched in the opening ceremonies.</p> <p>Mrs. Kennedy Shriver told the athletes, “In ancient Rome, the gladiators went into the arena with these words on their lips:</p> <p><em>“Let me win,<br /> but if I cannot win<br /> let me be brave<br /> in the attempt.”</em></p> <p>“Let us begin the Olympics.”</p> <p>During the first Special Olympics Games, Mrs. Kennedy Shriver predicted that someday, one million intellectually challenged people would compete in sports. She was mistaken.</p> <p><strong>World Games</strong></p><div class='mailmunch-forms-in-post-middle' style='display: none !important;'></div><div class='mailmunch-forms-in-post-middle' style='display: none !important;'></div> <p><img decoding="async" class="alignright {float:right; margin:0 1em 1em 0}" style="border: 1px solid black; margin: 5px; float:right" src="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/images/shriver.skier.jpg" alt="" width="118" height="130" />Early on, Mrs. Kennedy Shriver knew she needed a platform to reach the public and mobilize people around the world. She wanted to get the word out faster, change public opinion faster. The International World Games were born.</p><div class='mailmunch-forms-in-post-middle' style='display: none !important;'></div> <p>In 1977, the first International Special Olympics Winter Games were held in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.</p> <p>Ten years later, the University of Notre Dame hosted the seventh International Special Olympics Games with 4,700 athletes from 70 countries. ABC featured competition on its prime-time schedule.</p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft {float:left; margin:0 1em 1em 0}" style="border: 1px solid black; margin: 5px;float:left" title="Shanghai World Games" src="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/images/shriver.shanghai.jpg" alt="" width="140" height="95" />In 2004, Mrs. Kennedy Shriver met met with Deng Pufang, son of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping.</p> <p>The 2007 World Summer Games were held in China, with support from 40,000 volunteers. The Shanghai Games were broadcast to billions of people around the world.</p> <p>China now has 800,000 Special Olympics athletes, more than any other country.</p> <p>The next World Summer Games will be held in Athens in 2011.</p> <p><strong>Special Olympics Sports and Empowerment Act of 2004</strong></p> <p>Mrs. Kennedy Shriver lobbied Congress to support the Special Olympics. In 2004, Congress enacted the Special Olympics Sports and Empowerment Act that authorized funding for health screenings, education, and the expansion of Special Olympics programs worldwide.</p> <p>During four decades of advocacy, Mrs. Kennedy Shriver helped to build a worldwide movement of more than <strong>3 million athletes</strong> with intellectual disabilities.</p> <p>To learn more about this remarkable woman, visit the <a href="http://www.eunicekennedyshriver.org/"><span style="color: #000080;">Eunice Kennedy Shriver</span></a> site at</p> <p><span style="color: #000080;"><a href="http://www.eunicekennedyshriver.org/">http://www.eunicekennedyshriver.org/</a></span></p> <p>As I read stories on her site and other sites this morning, I realized how far we’ve come since she began Camp Shriver. Our job is not done.</p> <p>When a reporter from NPR asked Mrs. Kennedy Shriver, then 87 years old, why she didn’t relax, she replied: “Because it’s so outrageous, still. In so many countries. They’re not accepted in the schools. They’re not accepted in play programs. They’re just not accepted. So we have much to do.” Read <a title="Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Olympic Legacy" href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9136962"><span style="color: #000080;">Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s Olympic Legacy</span></a> at <a title="Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Olympic Legacy" href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9136962"><span style="color: #000080;">http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9136962</span></a></p> <p>And she’s right.</p> <p>I am grateful to Eunice Kennedy Shriver. When I am frustrated and weary, she inspires me to continue fighting the good fight.</p> <div class='mailmunch-forms-after-post' style='display: none !important;'></div></p><div class='mailmunch-forms-after-post' style='display: none !important;'></div></p><div class='mailmunch-forms-after-post' style='display: none !important;'></div></div><p class="no-break"><span class='st_facebook' st_title='Inspiration from Eunice Kennedy Shriver: A Woman With So Much to Do' st_url='https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/eunice-kennedy-shriver-inspiration-and-a-remarkable-vision/'></span> <span st_via='wrightslaw' st_username='wrightslaw' class='st_twitter' st_title='Inspiration from Eunice Kennedy Shriver: A Woman With So Much to Do' st_url='https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/eunice-kennedy-shriver-inspiration-and-a-remarkable-vision/'></span> <span class='st_linkedin' st_title='Inspiration from Eunice Kennedy Shriver: A Woman With So Much to Do' st_url='https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/eunice-kennedy-shriver-inspiration-and-a-remarkable-vision/'></span> <span class='st_email' st_title='Inspiration from Eunice Kennedy Shriver: A Woman With So Much to Do' st_url='https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/eunice-kennedy-shriver-inspiration-and-a-remarkable-vision/'></span> <span class='st_sharethis' st_title='Inspiration from Eunice Kennedy Shriver: A Woman With So Much to Do' st_url='https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/eunice-kennedy-shriver-inspiration-and-a-remarkable-vision/'></span> <span class='st_plusone' st_title='Inspiration from Eunice Kennedy Shriver: A Woman With So Much to Do' st_url='https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/eunice-kennedy-shriver-inspiration-and-a-remarkable-vision/'></span> <span class='st_pinterest' st_title='Inspiration from Eunice Kennedy Shriver: A Woman With So Much to Do' st_url='https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/eunice-kennedy-shriver-inspiration-and-a-remarkable-vision/'></span></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> This entry was posted in <a href="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/category/accommodations-modifications/" rel="category tag">Accommodations & Modifications</a>, <a href="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/category/advocacy/" rel="category tag">Advocacy</a>, <a href="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/category/discrimination-section-504-adaa/" rel="category tag">Discrimination / Section 504 / ADAA</a>, <a href="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/category/education-reform/" rel="category tag">Education Reform</a>, <a href="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/category/political-action/" rel="category tag">Political Action</a>, <a href="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/category/supplementary-aids-and-services/" rel="category tag">Supplementary Aids and Services</a> and tagged <a href="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/tag/athletes/" rel="tag">athletes</a>, <a href="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/tag/camp-shriver/" rel="tag">Camp Shriver</a>, <a href="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/tag/cognitive-impairment/" rel="tag">cognitive impairment</a>, <a href="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/tag/eunice-kennedy-shriver/" rel="tag">Eunice Kennedy Shriver</a>, <a href="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/tag/intellectual-disabilities/" rel="tag">intellectual disabilities</a>, <a href="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/tag/special-olympics/" rel="tag">Special Olympics</a> by <a href="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/author/pam-wright/">Pam Wright</a>. Bookmark the <a href="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/eunice-kennedy-shriver-inspiration-and-a-remarkable-vision/" title="Permalink to Inspiration from Eunice Kennedy Shriver: A Woman With So Much to Do" rel="bookmark">permalink</a>. </footer> </article> <div id="comments">   <ol class="commentlist"> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-9004"> <article id="comment-9004" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <span class="fn">Don</span> on <a href="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/eunice-kennedy-shriver-inspiration-and-a-remarkable-vision/#comment-9004"><time datetime="2009-08-18T23:19:45-04:00">08/18/2009 at 11:19 PM</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>What an amazing woman, her legacy will shine on forever….</p> </div> <div class="reply"> <a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="#comment-9004" data-commentid="9004" data-postid="1180" data-belowelement="comment-9004" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Don" aria-label="Reply to Don">Reply <span>↓</span></a> </div> </article> </li> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-8962"> <article id="comment-8962" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <span class="fn">Susan</span> on <a href="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/eunice-kennedy-shriver-inspiration-and-a-remarkable-vision/#comment-8962"><time datetime="2009-08-17T21:43:08-04:00">08/17/2009 at 9:43 PM</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>A generation or two from now, it will be interesting to consider who of the “Kennedy children” had the greatest impact on American culture. Who changed the way we think and behave the most? My bet for number one is Rosemary Kennedy who insprired her sister Eunice, coming in a very close second……….</p> </div> <div class="reply"> <a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="#comment-8962" data-commentid="8962" data-postid="1180" data-belowelement="comment-8962" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Susan" aria-label="Reply to Susan">Reply <span>↓</span></a> </div> </article> <ul class="children"> <li class="comment byuser comment-author-admin even depth-2" id="li-comment-8985"> <article id="comment-8985" class="comment"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <span class="fn"><a href="https://www.wrightslaw.com" class="url" rel="ugc">Wrightslaw</a></span> on <a href="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/eunice-kennedy-shriver-inspiration-and-a-remarkable-vision/#comment-8985"><time datetime="2009-08-17T22:43:42-04:00">08/17/2009 at 10:43 PM</time></a> <span class="says">said:</span> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>I agree. It seems that Rosemary’s siblings were very aware of these issues. They took steps to change opinions and sponsored legislation and research. Their actions were unusual in the 60’s when children with cognitive impairments were labeled as morons, imbeciles and idiots (according to my psych textbooks).</p> </div> <div class="reply"> <a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="#comment-8985" data-commentid="8985" data-postid="1180" data-belowelement="comment-8985" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Wrightslaw" aria-label="Reply to Wrightslaw">Reply <span>↓</span></a> </div> </article> </li> </ul> </li> </ol> <div id="respond" class="comment-respond"> <h3 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title">Leave a Reply <small><a rel="nofollow" id="cancel-comment-reply-link" href="/blog/eunice-kennedy-shriver-inspiration-and-a-remarkable-vision/#respond" style="display:none;">Cancel reply</a></small></h3><form action="https://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/wp-comments-post.php" method="post" id="commentform" class="comment-form"><p class="comment-notes"><span id="email-notes">Your email address will not be published.</span> <span class="required-field-message">Required fields are marked <span class="required">*</span></span></p><p class="comment-form-comment"><label for="comment">Comment <span class="required">*</span></label> <textarea id="comment" name="comment" cols="45" rows="8" maxlength="65525" required="required"></textarea></p><p class="comment-form-author"><label for="author">Name</label> <span class="required">*</span><input id="author" name="author" type="text" value="" size="30" aria-required='true' /></p> <p class="comment-form-email"><label for="email">Email</label> <span class="required">*</span><input id="email" name="email" type="text" value="" size="30" aria-required='true' /></p> <p class="comment-form-url"><label for="url">Website</label> <input id="url" name="url" type="text" value="" size="30" maxlength="200" autocomplete="url" /></p> <p class="cptch_block"><span class="cptch_title">Please help us defeat spam. 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