Special Olympics Virginia

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Ellen Head, Senior Director of Development, Special Olympics Virginia

Posted

Feb 28, 2020

There are over 500 Virginia schools that participate in unified sports. Special Olympics Virginia is at the forefront of the movement towards inclusion. Their Senior Director of Development, Ellen Head tells Elena Russo about how they are using sports to inspire the first unified generation.

Hosted by: Elena Russo Produced by: Beltway Newsmakers Team

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