What does a truly inclusive sports program look like? We sit down with members of the Unified Sports , an initiative whose teams include players with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their peers. We hear from a Unified Sports athlete and from program organizers about how to create more inclusive schools and communities. In studio: Nathan Johnson, senior director of the Unified Sports program for Special Olympics New York Kyle Washburn, director of fitness for Special Olympics International Jacob Booher-Babcock, Special Olympics New York athlete and a member of the Athlete Congress (Brockport) Lesli Myers , superintendent of the Brockport Central School District This story is reported from WXXI’s Inclusion Desk .
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