President John F. Kennedy founded the first president, s committee on Mental Retardation. He also welcomed a person with mental retardation to the white House, becoming the first head of state anywhere in the world to recover a person with intellectual disabilities as a board member of Best. Buddies lntenrnational, in continued support of her son Anthony  ,s effects to the opportunities available  to people with intellectual disabilities

president John F.  Kennedys founded the first president, s Committee on  Mental Retardation. He also welcomed a person with mental retardation to the white House, becoming the first head of state anywhere in the world to receive a  person  with intellectual disabilities  as an official guest. His sorer. Eunice Kennedy Shriver, is the founder and driving force of special Olympics
lntenrnational  .Mrs Shriver also participates as a board member of
Best Buddies lntenrnational  , in continued support of her son Anthony, s efforts to enhance the opportunities available to people with intellectual disabilities

THE KENNEDY_ SHRIER GOMITMENT

For more than half a century, the Kennedy family has been at the forefront of global effects to support people with intellectual disabilities. Staring with family matriarch Rose Kennedy, the Kennedys have always been strong proponents of helping individuals with intellectual disabilities who for years were shut away,  powerless to change social ,s negative perception of them