Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.

17 OFFICIAL SPORTS: Alpine Skiing Aquatics Athletics Basketball Bocce Bowling Equestrian Flag Football Golf Gymnastics (Artistic & Rythmic) Polly Hockey Power Lifting Snowboarding Softball Tennis Volleyball

Formally Very Special Arts Minnesota, then VSA arts of Minnesota

The Minnesota Disability Law Center (MDLC) is the designated Protection and Advocacy System (P&A) for Minnesota and addresses the unique legal needs of Minnesotans with disabilities. MDLC provides free civil legal assistance to individuals with disabilities statewide, regardless of age or income, on legal issues related to their disabilities.