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The Martha s Vineyard Times Level the playing field for all student athletes To the Editor: This letter is in support of the proposed new synthetic track and field project at the high school, through the lens of Unified Athletics. Relatively new to MVRHS, Unified Athletics is a Special Olympics–affiliated program which joins differently abled student athletes with their typically functioning peers through athletic competition. Due to their differing abilities, a number of our on-Island athletes as well as off-Island competitors face gross motor and mobility obstacles. These can make gross and locomotor movements such as walking, running, jumping, pivoting, shuffling, and even throwing, challenging. When they are performed on uneven and unstable surfaces, they can be dangerous, and risk unwarranted injury. ....