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.. this brief infil film. my mother has been a leader in the field of physical disabilities. i think she has done more than any other single human being alive and she is still striving to make sure people with special needs are equal, mainstream, are viewed as capable, viewed as athletic and she will not rest until that is a world wide acceptance. we had a sister, rose mary, who was challenged, intellectually, and eunice would spend the extra time with her making sure she felt included. that was a good 40 years ago, and i can t think of a positive experience really for our special friends in those days. they had no special education, they had no special sports. it s very hard in a classroom when you re in the sixth grade to try to compete against somebody who is doing math or geography. but if you go with that same person out on the field and play a sport, or special friend will excel. is the spirit the start of the special olympics. today many of you will ....

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