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London 2012: New recruit set to be one of GB’s stars of the Paralympics

05/08/2012 – 9:00 am

Nine months ago, Ibrahima Diallo did not even know that he had cerebral palsy (cp). Now he is preparing to play a starring role for the ParalympicsGB seven-a-side football team at London 2012.
It was only when a team physio spotted his unusual running style after he was called up to the mainstream English Colleges national [...]

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Hospital’s death fine highlights ‘two-tier’ health system

18/06/2010 – 10:22 am

People with learning difficulties still face a “two-tier health system”, two years after an independent inquiry concluded that they received less effective treatment than non-disabled people, it has been claimed.
A leading disabled activist spoke out after a hospital trust was fined £50,000 over the death of a disabled man whose head became trapped in his [...]

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