# @specialolympics on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcNtdtAjP7O
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69446367-specialolympics-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1c07d30fe2.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-19T08:04:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Special Olympics (@specialolympics) — https://gondola.cc/specialolympics

## Caption

Young people are not waiting for change. They are leading it.

Through Youth Innovation Grants, young people with and without intellectual disabilities are turning their ideas into action and building more inclusive schools and communities around the world.

Since 2018, youth leaders have led more than 1,065 projects across more than 185 Special Olympics Programs. Now, we're sharing their stories.

Introducing From the Inclusion Desk, a new monthly series highlighting young people who are creating change through inclusion.

The first story arrives September 8. Follow along to meet the young leaders behind the projects.

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Young people are creating change.

Youth Innovation Grants help young people turn their ideas into action.

Young people with and without intellectual disabilities work together.

They lead projects that make their schools and communities more inclusive.

From the Inclusion Desk is a new monthly series.

Each month, we will share a story about young people leading inclusion.

The first story will be shared on September 8.

Follow along to meet the youth leaders and learn about their projects or visit the link in #SpecialOlympics bio.

#YouthLeadership #ChooseToInclude

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- **Views:** 3,169
- **Likes:** 75
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- **Comments:** 3

## Tags

youthleadership, choosetoinclude, specialolympics

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