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INDIANAPOLIS — Thursday was a day full of fun for nearly 800 Indianapolis Public Schools students as IPS, Special Olympics Indiana and IUPUI held a Unified Game Day.
Activities included football and track relays, including walking, assisted walking, wheelchair races, meter runs, hurdles and relays.“It’s important for everybody to have an opportunity to participate in sports if they choose to,” Jeff Mohler, President and CEO of Special Olympics Indiana, said. “Oftentimes, a student with disabilities doesn’t get the same opportunities that their peers in general education do, so this gives them that opportunity.
"Helping the Lifeskill students at my school and meeting other Lifeskill students from different schools. Stuff I do is stuff they do," he said.IPS Unified Student Support Officer Courtney Flucas says the district wants parents to know the following: "Inclusion isn't just a vision or a dream. It's a reality we can make happen every single day and this field day really proves that," Flucas said."We want our children to have fun and we want the community to know this is what inclusion looks like.""It's awesome. I like being out here," Nance said.
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