Representative Sean Garballey

About this episode

Representative Sean Garballey discusses his advocacy for inclusion and support for Special Olympics in Massachusetts.

Representative Sean Garballey is a champion of inclusion. PLAN of MA & RI partner, Special Olympics Massachusetts, recently awarded the Jack Brett award to Rep. Garballey for his work on behalf of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. “Special Olympics is very very important to me. I’ve been volunteering with Special Olympics for a pretty long time; and last year I was able to get money from the state budget dedicated to supporting Special Olympics across the commonwealth of Massachusetts.” The post Representative Sean Garballey appeared first on PLAN of MA and RI .

People in this episode

Guest: Sean Garballey

Topics covered

• inclusion
• intellectual disabilities
• developmental disabilities
• advocacy
• volunteering
• state funding

Keywords

• Sean Garballey
• inclusion
• Special Olympics
• intellectual disabilities
• developmental disabilities
• advocacy
• state budget

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Special Olympics Massachusetts, PLAN of MA & RI, Special Olympics

Places: Massachusetts

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