[Automatic translation follows] Their names are Douglas, Patricia, Ahmed, Jordan, Sarah... All are Special Olympics athletes and with them, as with the 13,500 athletes who join Special Olympics events each year, surpassing oneself takes on its full meaning.
In France, 700,000 people live with a mental disability and Special Olympics offers them the opportunity to flourish through sport. And where society only saw limits, sport opens up possibilities, it transforms lives. Through Special Olympics sporting events, those most often overlooked by society have the opportunity to show that there is a champion in all of us and to have their abilities recognized by all.
The mission of Special Olympics is to offer people living with mental disabilities the opportunity to experience the joy of sport, to develop their self-esteem, and to discover and share the pleasure of success. By creating sporting events open to all, Special Olympics' ambition is to change society's view of mental disability. Special Olympics France is an association under the 1901 law, recognized as being of public utility.
Together, let's change society's view of mental disability.
Ils s'appellent Douglas, Patricia, Ahmed, Jordan, Sarah... Tous sont des athlètes Special Olympics et avec eux, comme avec les 13.500 sportifs qui rejoignent les événements Special Olympics chaque année, le dépassement de soi prend tout son sens.
En France, 700.000 personnes vivent avec un handicap mental et Special Olympics leur propose de s'épanouir grâce au sport. Et là où la société ne voyait que des limites, le sport ouvre des possibilités, il transforme des vies. Grâce aux événements sportifs organisés par Special Olympics, ceux que la société laisse le plus souvent dans l'ombre ont l'opportunité de montrer qu'il y a un champion en chacun de nous et de voir leurs capacités reconnues par tous.
La mission de Special Olympics est d'offrir aux personnes qui vivent avec un handicap mental la possibilité de vivre la joie du sport, de développer leur estime de soi, de découvrir et de partager le plaisir du succès. En créant des événements sportifs ouverts à tous, l'ambition de Special Olympics est de changer le regard porté par la société sur le handicap mental. Special Olympics France est une association loi 1901, reconnue d'utilité publique.
Ensemble, changeons le regard de la société sur le handicap mental.
La mission de Special Olympics France est d'offrir aux personnes qui vivent avec un handicap mental la possibilité de vivre la joie du sport.
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