Disability In Sport News
2011 sport highlights - 23 Dec 2011
Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) May Botswana hosted the Africa Junior Athletics Championships for the first time with over 30 nations taking part.
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U.S. Paralympics and Wintergreen Adaptive Sports Announce Partnership - 22 Dec 2011
U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee, and Wintergreen Adaptive Sports (WAS) have partnered to create a new organization, Paralympic Sport – Wintergreen. (PRWeb December 22, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Wintergreen/Paralympic_Sport/prweb9062399.htm
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Outer-borough taxis could upend Taxi of Tomorrow - 22 Dec 2011
The outer-borough taxi plan signed into law this week was hailed as a victory for Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo's requirement that the entire taxi and livery fleet eventually become wheelchair-accessible is a stinging rejection of the mayor's non-accessible Taxi of Tomorrow, insiders said. The Taxi of Tomorrow contest was intended to create a single purpose-built taxi for the ...
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Celebrate minority sports - 22 Dec 2011
More to be done to promote all sports, says Ironman triathlete Chrissie Wellington
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Boost for disability sport - 20 Dec 2011
EXTRA sporting opportunities for young disabled people will be created in Redditch next year. Activities are set to include a multi-sports club at Pitcheroak School, an open day event at Kingsley Sports Centre to promote and develop the council's disability sports club as well as Taekwondo sessions.
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BT Paralympic World Cup - 16 Dec 2011
We’ve been title sponsor of the BT Paralympic World Cup since 2009. It’s a world class multi-sport disability event that runs every year, bridging the gap between the four-yearly Paralympic Games.
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Paralympic goal for top stopper - 13 Dec 2011
A TALENTED goalkeeper born with one arm has defied his disability to be named the star of an international football tournament. Michael Weston (16), of Moorside, was named Goalkeeper of the Tournament while representing Britain in the Far East.
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Latest News: - 7 Dec 2011
A GOLD medal, three silvers and six bronzes were won by three Kelly disability swimmers who were competing at the Disability Sport England National Swimming Champion-ships at the Ponds Forge International Pool in Sheffield last weekend.
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Attitude Award winners announced - 4 Dec 2011
A man who has spent his life being active in and covering some of the country’s most significant moments within the disability sector has won this year’s “Attitude ACC Supreme Award”.
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Attitude winners announced - 4 Dec 2011
A man who has spent his life being active in and covering some of the country's most significant moments within the disability sector has won this year's "Attitude ACC Supreme Award".
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Sport Northern Ireland | Home | Disability Sport
Sport Northern Ireland recognises that people with disabilities are frequently under-represented in terms of access to and/or participation in sporting activities.
BBC SPORT | Other sport... | Disability Sport
The latest BBC Disability Sport news plus comment, analysis, calendar, A-Z of paralympic classification, audio and video.
EFDS - English Federation of Disability Sport
English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) is the national body responsible for developing sport for disabled people in England.
About the USA>Sports>Athletes with Disabilities
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, there are 49.7 million Americans over the age of four with a disability. That represents 19 percent of the population.
Athletes With Disabilities - Diseases & Conditions - Medscape ...
Athletes With Disabilities. Adapted sports were introduced in the mid 20th century as a tool for the rehabilitation of injuries in war veterans.
West Yorkshire Sport :: Disability
West Yorkshire Sport was established in 1999 as a formal Partnership of the five local authorities in West Yorkshire (City of Bradford MC, Calderdale MC, Kirklees MC ...
Disability Sport : Lancashire Sport
The Lancashire Sport partnership is one of 45 county sport partnerships in the UK. We aim to increase participation and development in sport throughout the county.
UN Enable - Disability and Sports - Welcome to the United Nations ...
Disability and Sports. See Panel Discussion on Sports for Inclusive Development: Sports, Disability and Development: Key to empowerment of persons with disabilities ...
Disability Sport. - Free Online Library - Free News, Magazines ...
Free Online Library: Disability Sport. by "Palaestra"; Health, general Education Social sciences, general Wheelchair sports Personalities
Disability in Sport | Fitzgerald Youth Sports Institute
Disability in Sport brings people with disabilities from the margins to become integral members of the sporting community. Ongoing research is conducted examining the ...
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