Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Obama Presidential Center Honoree
Space Name: Eunice Kennedy Shriver Lobby | Home Court | Level 1
Eunice Kennedy Shriver was an advocate for people with disabilities and the founder of the Special Olympics. Drawing on her family’s legacy of public service, she created programs that promoted inclusion, empowerment, and opportunity for children and adults historically overlooked by society. Shriver’s work demonstrates how commitment, compassion, and action can transform lives, showing that the power of change lies in our ability to recognize the potential in every individual.
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Legacy on Campus
Home Court
The Eunice Shriver Lobby honors the founder of the Special Olympics. Shriver created global programs that promoted inclusion, empowerment, and opportunity for individuals historically overlooked by society.
Accessibility at the Center
The Center is a community-driven campus rooted in inclusivity and innovation. By collaborating with disability advocates and accessibility experts, the campus is a space where all can be inspired, empowered, and connected to change their world.
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Through the honoree naming initiative at the Obama Presidential Center, we are partnering with our donors to celebrate a part of the history in which the Obama story is so deeply rooted by associating a named space with a hero, moment, or person "on whose shoulders we stand"—an honoree who made the Obamas’ story possible.
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