Eunice Kennedy Shriver was the founder of Special Olympics, and was a pioneer in the struggle for rights and acceptance for people with intellectual disabilities. Eunice was the sister of President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy. Shriver founded Camp Shriver which started on her Maryland farm known as Timberlawn and evolved into the Special Olympics in 1968. Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and competitions to more than 5.3 million athletes in nearly 170 countries.
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