Special Olympics Brings New Hope and Prospect to China

Autor/in	Wendel, Tim
Titel	Special Olympics Brings New Hope and Prospect to China
Quelle	In: Exceptional Parent, 38 (2008) 1, S.12-14 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0046-9157
Schlagwörter	Ceremonies; Mental Retardation; Athletes; Foreign Countries; Vocational Education; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zeremoniell; Geistige Behinderung; Athlet; Ausland; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	More than 7,000 athletes from 165 nations came to Shanghai to participate in the 2007 World Summer Games. The event marked only the second time that Special Olympics World Games have been held in East Asia and the first time for World Summer Games. Chinese President Hu Jintao pledged that the Summer Games would be a key part of his domestic agenda. His goal is to create a "harmonious society" that will reach out to those with intellectual disabilities. Posters for Special Olympics were seen throughout Shanghai, and Hu urged the Chinese people to use the event as a springboard to "build a civilized society." Certainly, recent results in China have been impressive. U.S. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose mother-in-law, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, began the movement in 1962, said the country deserved a lot of credit. At these Games, China had the largest delegation--more than 1,200 athletes. The Closing Ceremony of the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games was a spectacular event, celebrating the 11 days of sports, friendship, and spirit with Special Olympics athletes, families, coaches, volunteers, and other supporters coming together one last time to officially close the Games. With the theme "Sunshine and Life," the Closing Ceremony offered a farewell party packed with displays by performers with intellectual disabilities and other guests from 164 nations. The sunshine theme ran through the event as it corresponds to the Sunshine Homes set up across Shanghai to care for and offer vocational training to people with intellectual disabilities. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10