News in the R Word Campaign category

2019 UPENN Spread the Word
Spread the Word Inclusion at University of Pennsylvania
March 18, 2019

The 2019 Spread the Word Inclusion at University of Pennsylvania’s campus was held during the week of March 11th to 15th. The University of Pennsylvania’s Special Olympics club (Penn Special Olympics), showed our support for the national Special Olympics and Best Buddies campaign “Spread the Word: Inclusion.”  Throughout the week, Penn Special Olympics hosted a […]

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End the Word 2016
March 2, 2016

WHAT Spread the Word to End the Word is an ongoing effort by Special Olympics, Best Buddies and our supporters to inspire respect and acceptance through raising the consciousness of society about the R-word and how hurtful words and disrespect can be toward people with intellectual disabilities. The campaign, created by youth, is intended to […]

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Spread the Word to End the Word!
March 2, 2015

Wednesday, March 4 is the Annual Day to Spread the Word to End the Word! Spread the Word to End the Word is an ongoing effort by Special Olympics, Best Buddies and our supporters to inspire respect and acceptance through raising the consciousness of society about the R-word – ‘retard(ed)’ – and how hurtful words and disrespect […]

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