Date Founded
2008
Industry
Advocacy
Website
Type
Nonprofit
Mission
Special Chronicles is a global digital media platform giving respect & voice to people with special needs. Special Chronicles produces podcasts, videos, blogs and award-winning columns reaching 42,316 viewers per month. Special Chronicles provides an outlet and a place to be understood for people of all abilities.
Services Provided
Podcasts
- The Special Chronicles Show
- The Daniel and Georgia Show
- Unified at Work Show
- Daniel’s SSIGM Journal: The Podcast
- Special Olympics Health Podcast
- Special Olympics USA Podcast
- Movies & Television Commentary Podcast
- The Amazing Individuals Show
Special Walkcast - Live with Jose TV Show
SCTV
Watch during a live taping of Special Chronicles podcasts.
News Blog
- Autism
- Cerebral Palsy
- Down syndrome
- Learning Disabilities
- Spina Bifida
- Stuttering
- Williams syndrome
- Spread The Word: Inclusion
- Special Olympics (World Games Abu Dhabi 2019)
- Best Buddies (International Conference 2017)
- Next Level series (college students with disabilities)
- ADA30 stories
- ADA25 series
- Disability Resources
Video
Introduction trailer video on Special Chronicles, a nonprofit company that gives respect and voice to people with special needs. Founded by Daniel Smrokowski in November 2008, he and volunteer contributors with and without disabilities are podcasting disability stories from an insider's perspective.
How Many People Reached
Podcasts & Readers: 42,316 listeners per month.
How Donations Are Used
Donations help give Special Chronicles an opportunity to operate its studio and further its mission of giving respect and voice to people with special needs. Donations help bring new podcasts, videos, and columns every week.
Project Spotlight
Unified at Work, a podcast original series co-produced by Special Chronicles and United Airlines. Tune in for extraordinary conversations about unified employment taking off at United Airlines. Based on the groundbreaking global partnership between Special Olympics and United Airlines. This series features behind the scenes stories and exclusive audio documentaries from the global headquarters of "the friendly skies."
Awards or Accreditations
- Special Olympics: Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger
- Award-winning Self-Advocate: The Arc of Illinois 2020 Self-Advocacy Award
- Award-winning Podcaster: Roosevelt University 2012 Matthew Freeman Award For Social Justice
- ComEd: EnergyForce Ambassador
- United Airlines: Service Ambassador
- Featured on: FOX32, ABC7, CBS2, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald
- View additional press appearances
Interesting Facts
Daniel Smrokowski is an award-winning veteran podcaster, columnist, and an acclaimed advocate telling disability stories on the groundbreaking platform SpecialChronicles.com. He serves as an Ambassador for ComEd & United Airlines.
In addition, Daniel is a Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger with Special Olympics. Daniel hopes to educate and inform our community that those with different abilities bring unconditional love and joy everyday.
Guest shout-outs:
- Tim Shriver (Chairman of Special Olympics)
- John Ross Bowie (Actor best known for his roles on: ABC’s Speechless & CBS’ The Big Bang Theory)
- Apolo Ohno (8 Time Olympic Medalist)
- Cast of Emmy-winning docuseries Born This Way
- Jonathan Murray (Emmy-winning Television Creator)
