Interview Guidelines

Special Olympics Arizona's Interview Guidelines

Do not refer to athletes as “kids”, “special needs” or “disabled”
- When referencing someone’s abilities, use “intellectual disability”
Those WITH an intellectual disability should be referred to as athletes
Those WITHOUT an intellectual disability should be referred to as Unified partners
If you need to generalize a group, you can say “players”, “teammates”, “participants”, or “athletes and partners”
Start your answer to each question by repeating the main point of the question:
- For example:
  - Question – What is Unified Sports?
  - Response – “Unified Sports combines people with and without intellectual disabilities on sports teams”