Reframing Disability?
The London 2012 Paralympic Games - the biggest, most accessible and best-attended games in the Paralympics'' 64-year history - came with an explicit aim to "transform the perception of disabled people in society," and use sport to contribute to "a better world for all people with a disability." This social agenda offered the potential to re-frame disability; to symbolically challenge "ableist" ide...
The London 2012 Paralympic Games - the biggest, most accessible and best-attended games in the Paralympics'' 64-year history - came with an explicit aim to "transform the perception of disabled people in society," and use sport to contribute to "a better world for all people with a disability." This social agenda offered the potential to re-frame disability; to symbolically challenge "ableist" ide...