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Disability Sports, Art and Culture Centre Given Go Ahead

A centre to inspire future paralympians is to be built in Kent, it has been announced. Known as iSparc, it is to be built in the grounds of Ifield Foundation Special School in Gravesend and aims to build on Kent’s Paralympic legacy. The venue for disability sports, art and cultural centre was given the go-ahead by Kent County Council. Facilities ... Read More »

GB Wheelchair Rugby at Naidex National

Members of Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby will attend this year’s Naidex National. They will be appearing as guests of Roma Medical (stand B140), who have been developing specialist youth chairs for the organisation.  Naidex takes place at the NEC Birmingham from 30 April to 2 May. Read More »

Win a Paralympian Everyday!

We have teamed up with Minifigs, makers of Paralympic LEGO figurines, to offer an exclusive competition through the PosAbility website! You could be in with the chance of winning a LEGO Paralympian everyday next week, beginning on Monday 15th October!  Up for grabs are minifigs of Jody Cundy, Hannah Cockroft, Richard Whitehead, Read More »

Jonnie Peacock and Adam Gemili are going places fast

When I suggest to Adam Gemili that he and fellow teenager Jonnie Peacock are on similar career paths, Gemili, a little embarrassed, points out that while he failed to reach the 100m final at the Olympics, blade-runner Peacock won gold at the Paralympics. This was, as teenagers are wont to say nowadays, my bad. Read More »