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Timothy Perry Shriver (born August 29, 1959) is an American disability rights activist, film producer, and former educator who has been Chairman of Special Olympics since 1996 and is the founder of UNITE.
Timothy Shriver is the leader of Special Olympics International, a global organization that promotes health, education, and inclusion through sports. He is also a prominent educator, author, filmmaker, and social entrepreneur.
By Dr. Timothy Shriver. Para comprender porqué Olimpiadas Especiales tiene un interés tan fundamental en la educación inclusiva, ayuda recordar aquel mundo que habitaban las personas con discapacidad intelectual y del desarrollo en 1968, el año en que nació nuestro movimiento. La exclusión era la norma en ese entonces.
Tim Shriver CEO & Founder, UNITE. Tim Shriver is married, a father of 5, the Chairman of Special Olympics International, co-creator of the Dignity Index, and co-founder of UNITE. Tim began his career as an educator and co-founded and currently chairs the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL).
In his 14 years at the helm of Special Olympics, Shriver launched the organization’s most ambitious growth agenda ever, leading to the recruitment of over 2 million new athletes around the world.
24 de oct. de 2022 · In Fully Alive, an unusual and gripping memoir, Timothy Shriver shows how his teachers have been the world’s most forgotten minority: people with intellectual disabilities. In these pages we meet the individuals who helped him come of age and find a deeper and more meaningful way to see the world.
Todo comenzó en la década de 1950 y principios de 1960, cuando Eunice Kennedy Shriver vio cuán injustamente se trataba a las personas con discapacidad intelectual. Ella también vio que muchos niños con discapacidad intelectual ni siquiera tenían un lugar para jugar. Ella decidió entrar en acción.
