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Disabled people ‘must take the initiative’ over access to sport

11/12/2012 – 3:00 pm

Disabled people need to take the initiative and demand more accessible local sports facilities, a conference has heard.
Stewart Lucas, chief executive of Interactive, which works to increase the number of disabled people taking part in sport and physical activity in London, said that disabled people needed to decide for themselves that they wanted to become [...]

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London 2012: Deaf star’s anger over latest LOCOG access failure

15/09/2012 – 9:00 am

A leading Deaf dance and film performer has launched an angry attack on the organisers of the Paralympic Games over their failure to provide any facilities for Deaf spectators at a key London 2012 venue.
David Bower, previously best-known for his role in the hit film Four Weddings and a Funeral but now just as well-known [...]

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