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Nomination can inspire other disabled cueists
It is not often that you see a person with disability get a direct entry to compete in an open category event. Matunga Gymkhana’s Venkateshwaran Subramanian, popularly known as Raja, is one such lucky sportsperson, who in a rare scenario, got a (...)
John Willis finishes Rio challenge of trying 34 sports
A disabled man has completed his aim to try all 34 Paralympic and Olympic sports. John Willis, 55, from Cambridge, who was born without fully-formed arms or legs, had a go at everything from archery to judo, ending with a game of golf. His “Road (...)
Post Paralympics, brands still failing to represent disabled consumers, despite £200bn spending power
Despite the Paralympics bringing disability to the fore, disabled people are still not represented in marketing and media, with brands all too often leaning on elitist assumptions or even missing the point entirely by using able-bodied models (...)
Elite athletes, clubs and volunteers rewarded for their hard work at Stockport Sports Awards
Stockport’s elite athletes, clubs and volunteers were rewarded for their hard work and dedication to sport at the Sport Stockport Annual Sports Awards, at Houldsworth Golf Club. Among the guests at the event was GB Olympic Taekwondo athlete (...)
Disabled sports fans slam facilities
A disabled sports fan from the North West has hit-out at unfit venues that force her to sit away from friends and family at live matches, while a further half surveyed reported the same problem. Jo McNicol took part in a UK-wide survey for (...)
Local athletes fly the flag for disability sports
Taking inspiration from local athletic stars, such as para-cyclist Hannah Dines from Anniesland, there’s hope the games will bring about positive change. From an early age Hannah, now 23, suffered from cerebral palsy – a neurological condition (...)
Will conditions for the disabled in this country ever truly improve ?
When Malaysia’s Paralympians were being feted for their accomplishments earlier this week, a post popped up on my Facebook feed decrying the difference between toilets for the disabled and the able-bodied at a local shopping mall with two (...)
DOSB launches scheme to increase number of people with disabilities in full-time employment
The DOSB project “Skills for the Practice” has the objective of improving the participation of people with disabilities not only in sports, but also in working life. For this, a panel selected the 10 sports organisations from a number of high (...)
Ukraine’s disabled struggle at home
Ukraine’s team finished in a surprising third place in Brazil ahead of giants like the United States and Germany — a stunning result for the ex-Soviet nation where disabled people often feel forgotten. “What is your biggest dream?”, coach Raisa (...)
The Paralympics is over but I won’t go back into my disability box
In the end they pulled it off. Despite a funding crisis, the closure of some venues, and advance ticket sales that would have shamed a moderately well supported team in the Vanarama National League, the Rio Paralympics produced some superlative (...)
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