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 »
Tag Archives: Paralympians
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 »
Disability benefit reforms: ‘It’s about more than the cuts, and more than the Paralympics’
The disability movement is at a crossroads as a raft of controversial new benefit reforms is introduced. We ask charities, campaigners and social media activists what happens next… 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 »
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