Tag Archives: London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Paralympic Medal-winner says DLA ‘lets us be the best we can be’

28/09/2012 – 11:13 am

A second medal-winning athlete has spoken of how disability living allowance (DLA) has allowed him and other British Paralympians to “be the best we can be”.
David Smith was speaking after losing the BC1 boccia final to an “awesome” performance by the gold medal-winner Pattaya Tadtong, from Thailand. Tadtong won the final 7-0 in front of [...]

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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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