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Inspired Whizz-Kidz describe their hopes for a London 2012 legacy

05/03/2013 – 3:00 pm

Young disabled campaigners have issued a five-point manifesto that describes the positive legacy they want to see from the success of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
The five recommendations come from young “ambassadors” of the disability charity Whizz-Kidz, which provides wheelchairs and other mobility equipment to disabled children.
In a new Whizz-Kidz report, Generation Inspired?, they say [...]

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Paralympic success breeds golden funding settlement

21/12/2012 – 12:53 pm

Britain’s Paralympians have been rewarded for their success at London 2012 with a huge leap in funding to take them through to the next Paralympic Games in Rio in four years’ time.
UK Sport announced the 43 per cent increase in funding for Paralympic sports – to £70.2 million from £49 million in the run-up to [...]

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