# Special Olympics let me be myself -- a champion

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxVancouver
- Speaker: Matthew Williams
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/matthew_williams_special_olympics_let_me_be_myself_a_champion)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

How much do you know about intellectual disabilities? Special Olympics champion and ambassador Matthew Williams is proof that athletic competition and the camaraderie it fosters can transform lives, both on and off the field. Together with his fellow athletes, he invites you to join him at the next meet -- and challenges you to walk away with your heart unchanged.

## Lectures

1. [Special Olympics let me be myself -- a champion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/matthew_williams_special_olympics_let_me_be_myself_a_champion/e72bb0ed41cf), 14 min (TED's player)