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  1. Creation of Special Olympics

    Date(s): January 1, 1962 to December 31, 1968 Location: Chicago, Il Tag(s): Special Olympics, Eunice Kennedy, Intellectual Disabilities 

    In an interview with National Public Radio, Eunice Kennedy said, "If I [had] never met Rosemary [had] never known anything about handicapped children, how would I have ever found out? Because nobody accepted them anyplace.” This sense of not belonging prompted Eunice Kennedy to take action. The Kennedy family tried to maintain a perfect outward appearance, but secretly one of their children, Rosemary...

  2. The 1960s: A Revolution for the Intellectually Disabled

    Date(s): February 5, 1963 to December 31, 1970 Location: Chicago, Il, Washington, DC Tag(s): Special Olympics, Rosemary Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Mental Retardation, Intellectual Disabilities, John F. Kennedy 

    Americans with intellectual disabilities were seldom given the respect and equal opportunities they deserved prior to the 1960s. Historians describe the sixties as a monumental decade in terms of technology, music, fashion, sexual revolution, and youth rebellion; but the Age of Aquarius also marked the beginning of a newfound recognition for Americans with mental disabilities.  John F. Kennedy was...