A ground breaking British invention developed specifically for
children with disabilities is helping athletes make music at
Special Olympics. Athletes at the Athens 2011 Special Olympics
World Summer Games in June, were offered the opportunity to try
a completely new kind of musical instrument invented in the UK
called the Skoog. Skoogmusic Ltd, founded by Doctors Schögler &
Skulina, creators of the Skoog, has donated two of these unique
inventions to Special Olympics. Supported by local community
musicians trained in the art of Skoog, athletes were able to try
this revolutionary new piece of technology for themselves. After
the fun of the Summer Games the Skoog’s were donated to the
Special Olympics Motor Activities Training Programme (MATP) for
use at upcoming Special Olympics events. Mary Davis, Managing
Director of Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia: “We warmly welcome
this donation from Skoogmusic and their participation in our
2011 World Summer Games. At Special Olympics we work towards
releasing the full