Special Olympics (SO) is committed to inclusive evaluation practices that center the needs and priorities of athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Project ALL STAR, a longitudinal health evaluation, was cocreated with athletes with IDD across evaluation phases from project conception to dissemination. SO adopted inclusive evaluation practices, including training, developing plain-language tools and consent materials, producing athlete-led media, and delivering inclusive presentations. Lessons learned from this process inform practices to embed meaningful participation across Project ALL STAR evaluation activities. (Am J Public Health. 2026; 116(S2):S79-S83. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308462).
Caudill et al. (Fri,) studied this question.