Posts Tagged ‘Paralympics’

• Increasing numbers of disabled people report transport woes

  More than two thirds of people with disabilities, including those with vision impairment, struggle to travel on trains and roads.  … Continued

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• Artist and young athletes inspired by RLSB Ambassador & Paralympic star Darren Leach

  RLSB Ambassador and Paralympic gold medallist Darren Leach was delighted to be presented with a body cast sculpture during a … Continued

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• RLSB Interview: Paralympian Darren Leach

  Former Paralympic swimmer Darren Leach is an ambassador of RLSB’s Sport without Limits programme. The 6’ 7’’ athlete began swimming … Continued

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• Research prompts questions over Paralympic legacy

  Eight-nine percent of sports clubs have seen no change in the number of people with disabilities joining their ranks in … Continued

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• Vision impaired athletes make New Year honours list

  Vision impaired Paralympians are among those who have been recognised in the New Year honours list. Gold medal-winning Paralympic rowers … Continued

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• UK ‘more positive about disability’ after Paralympics

  Three-quarters of Britons feel more positive about the role of people with disabilities following the Paralympics, according to a BBC … Continued

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• BBC asks ‘have attitudes to disability changed?’

  Declaring the 2012 Paralympics closed in September International Paralympic Committee president, Sir Philip Craven, said: “These Games have changed us … Continued

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• Paralympian Darren Leach becomes an RLSB ambassador

  RLSB is delighted to announce Paralympic swimmer Darren Leach, also a former student of RLSB’s Dorton House School and College, … Continued

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• The legacy of the Paralympic Games

  RLSB Trustee Dr David Wright recently shared his story about volunteering at the 1948 and 2012 Olympics. In his second … Continued

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• GB Blind Football captain David Clarke retires

  He has scored more goals than Gary Lineker and Bobby Charlton combined and having captained the 2012 Paralympic GB Football … Continued

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