Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the founder of Special Olympics, was a pioneer in the worldwide 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. In 1963, she started a day camp on her Maryland farm called Camp Shriver which eventually evolved into the Special Olympics in 1968. Special Olympics is now the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities, providing year-round training and activities to more than 5 million participants in 172 countries.
