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The campaign was awarded the Best Purpose Driven Communications campaign

Special Olympics is among the ‘We the 15’ voices insisting that we do not leave the one billion persons with disabilities – 15% of our global family – behind.

Industry research of the launch of WeThe15 has found that the campaigning body has made a strong start in its aspiration to be the biggest ever human rights campaign with and for the world’s 1.2 billion persons with disabilities.

Para swimmer Alejandra Aybar of the Dominic Republic tells her story about how sport changed her life.

International Disability Alliance and The Valuable 500 share their views on why working together will achieve much, much more.

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Multiple international organisations unite for decade-long campaign to transform the lives of 1.2 billion people Campaign led by International Paralympic Committee, International Disability Alliance, UN Human Rights, UNESCO, UNAOC amongst others For the first time ever, IPC, Special Olympics, Invictus Games and International Committee of Sports for the Deaf collaborate

Australian swimmer Ellie Cole interviews UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet about the new #WeThe15 campaign

FEI Secretary General and President of the Association of Paralympics Sports Organisations (APSO) Sabrina Ibáñez - unable to be with athletes and colleagues in Tokyo due to an injury - shares an important message on accessibility and inclusivity in her latest blog post. 

On 19 August, more than 125 iconic landmarks, spanning 30 countries and multiple time-zones will light up purple, the international colour for disability to celebrate the Launch of WeThe15.