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"Special Olympics is a mutual aid activity for human beings, embodying the truth, goodness and beauty of human beings." (Liberation Daily, June 8, 2007, Shanghai Municipal Party Committee Secretary Xi Jinping's speech during an investigation into the construction of Shanghai Special Olympics venues) Every life is equal, and the attitude towards the disabled and disadvantaged groups reflects the degree of civilization and the quality of citizens of a city. Special Olympics oral history records the personal experiences of people with intellectual disabilities and disability practitioners in the form of one-on-one interviews, hoping to become a small step in promoting the progress of social civilization. There are two types of interview subjects: one is people with intellectual disabilities and their family members, colleagues, and teachers, who completely record the life experiences of people with intellectual disabilities from birth to the present, and tell the life stories and life experiences of people with intellectual disabilities, that is, tell the personal life history and family life history of people with intellectual disabilities. The second is to interview ordinary people engaged in the cause of disabled people, such as Special Olympics coaches, principals of special education schools, etc., To record the life experiences and career histories of practitioners, and to reflect the development process of the cause of disabled people in my country from the perspective of individual careers. This volume is a Special Olympics volunteer volume. It interviews more than 20 volunteers who have participated in the Special Olympics Games and records their mental journey and feelings about engaging in Special Olympics sports and volunteer activities.