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Paralympics: Some are only watching to get the gory details of how athletes acquired their impairments
It finally happened about two seconds into the opening ceremony intro show. I’d been feeling iffy for a few days but Jon Snow finally made the inevitable happen: Abuse of the word “inspirational” triggered my gag reflex.
By Lisa Egan | Notebook, Olympics, Opinion | Friday, 31 August 2012 at 11:13 am
The lasting legacy of the Paralympics should be to see disabled people as equal
The inclusion of learning disabled athletes and their presence in the games marks a watershed moment in the changing of attitudes, but there’s still a long way to go.
By Nicky Clark | Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 29 August 2012 at 1:16 pm
Paralympics. It’s all about the biceps.
As a woman with a disability, I think it is great how this country has become so excited about the Paralympics and collectively discovered that disabled people can do things.
By Victoria Wright | Notebook, Olympics, Opinion | Wednesday, 29 August 2012 at 4:00 am
65,000 hate crimes against disabled people and rising. This has to stop.
Last night the ITV Tonight programme led the way with a documentary looking at the rise if disability hate crime, press propaganda and palpable apathy on the issue.
By Nicky Clark | Notebook, Opinion | Friday, 24 August 2012 at 12:02 pm
Benefits and targets: Sickness and disability are not the same
“Do you have the potential to return to work?” states Chris Grayling, Minister for Employment. It seems a very reasonable question, and when the idea of Employment Support Allowance was initially mooted during the mid noughties at a time of high employment and economic boom it was an admirable aim.
By Kaliya Franklin | Health, Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 31 July 2012 at 3:05 pm
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