Loretta Claiborne
Loretta Claiborne is a powerful voice for resilience, belonging, and possibility. Through her journey from a childhood marked by significant challenges to becoming a global Special Olympics leader, athlete, and advocate, she has inspired hundreds of thousands of people to see ability, not limitation. Grounded in faith and fueled by determination, Loretta shares her story with honesty and heart, offering lessons and a message of courage, inclusion, and hope that resonates across generations and communities. Her life and legacy reached new audiences when Walt Disney Productions brought her story to the screen in The Loretta Claiborne Story and will reach many more with her upcoming memoir “LORETTA The Finish Line is Only the Beginning.”
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Considering all of Claiborne’s achievements, these are just small steps in her life’s mission to show that persons with intellectual and physical disabilities are equal to those without.
“I met Loretta in 1982 and she makes my top ten all time great women! What Disability?”
You have to live your life for today.