Team GB did the County Proud. In 2024, Paris hosted the Paralympic Games, broadcast in more than 160 countries and territories. Team GB did the County Proud, bringing home a …
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We’re a camper van family. We love camping and the kids are pretty great at long road trips. So once the summer holidays are here, we can generally be found packing up the van and heading off for an adventure. This year we had planned to go to France. With the Paralympics starting just before […]
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Wednesday 4th September saw the grand opening of innovative wheelchair manufacturer newly expanded manufacturing production facilities. The Mountain Trike company welcomed guests to help celebrate the opening of their newly expanded premises, which included customers, distributors, local councillors and people who have supported the company over the years.Since 2011 in a small village on the outskirts of Nantwich in Cheshire the Mountain Trike Company have been manufacturing wheelchairs that help change the lives of wheelchair users. Surrounded by countryside and an entrance hidden by evergreens is GB Engineering and home to the Mountain Trike Company. The location couldn’t be more appropriate for a company who make wheelchairs designed to help access the great outdoors. Founder and Managing Director, Tim Morgan has been on quite a journey since the initial Mountain Trike prototype which started life as part of his final year project at the University of Bath where he gained a 1st class…
For Part 1 of this article, please see here. A Shift in Athlete Recruitment Part 1 of this article mostly talked about classification within Para sport. In part 2 I focus more on trends within the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in relation to athlete and medal event selection. I will be more critical of the […]
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With excitement building for starting a new school, the last day of the summer holidays is upon us. Not to miss out on family fun, but it seemed sensible to …
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Paralympic Sport Origins Paralympic sport has come a long way from its humble beginnings at the Stoke Mandeville spinal cord injury unit in England just after the Second World War. This small sporting event, which at the time used competition between those with similar injuries to assist the rehabilitation of wheelchair users, is now a […]
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Update: September 2024 We are preserving the original article below as part of our archive, but since its publication in 2013, significant advancements have been made in technology and accessibility. Here are some key updates: Recent Advancements: The world of voice-controlled devices has seen remarkable evolution, with AI-powered assistants like Alexa and Google Assistant becoming …
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Bionics For Everyone provides information on the latest bionic technology for legs and feet that can support people with disabilities and amputees.
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What wheelchair sport, if any, would you play? People assume that just because I’m a wheelchair user, I want to be a Paralympian. Surprisingly, I didn’t want to be a …
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We speak to visually impaired Paralympic swimmer Stephen Clegg ahead of him competing at Tokyo 2020 this summer.
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