Hi there ––

It started in 2009, when our movement joined forces with advocates across the country and launched Spread the Word to End the Word, a campaign dedicated to ending the use of the R-word. Thirteen years later, over ONE MILLION people have pledged to spread inclusion instead.

Now, in 2022, Spread the Word: Inclusion is focusing not just on the elimination of a word but on the creation of a new reality: inclusion for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Around the world, exclusion and discrimination continue to divide people with and without disabilities. We are changing that with grassroots action for inclusion. That’s Spread the Word.

Will you join the millions who are taking action for a more inclusive world and make a pledge? 

Make your pledge and take your action for a more inclusive world. And spread the word. 

SIGN THE PLEDGE: specialolympics.org/SpreadTheWord

We’ll look for your name, 

The Special Olympics Team