Participation in Special Olympics is open to all people with intellectual disabilities, regardless of their degree of challenge. In order to be an athlete, a person must be at least 6 years old and identified by the school or other human service agency as having an intellectual disability or have a developmental disability with functional limitations in both general learning and adaptive skills. The limitations cannot be primarily due to physical disabilities, emotional disturbance, behavior disorders, specific learning disabilities, visual impairments or sensory disabilities.
Special Olympics PA Area M provides training and competition to athletes at no charge to the athlete or their family. The only thing that is required to participate is the “
Special Olympics Athlete Application” better known as the MEDICAL. This form is available to download in PDF format. The medical must be filled out by the athlete, parent or guardian and then signed by a DOCTOR an MD or a DO.
