#paralympics — Public Fediverse posts

How LA28 aims to stage 'the best Paralympic Games ever'

Just think…if UC had listened to disabled people going back decades now, they’d be ready. If they’d listened to #UCAccessNow going back to 2020, they’d be ready. But instead they spent their time and the public’s money fighting their bare bones legal obligations, much less any equitable accessibility that the Paralympics should be expected to offer to athletes, broadcasters, journalists, and spectators.

The Paralympics can be genuinely exciting and not as inspiration porn for abled people. And ideally, it can leave disabled people in its host cities with far better infrastructure than what they started with. It remains to be seen whether this will happen in LA. The outlook for it is not good, though.

https://archive.ph/wmyqp#selection-2517.0-2517.423

#NeoliberalHellhole #LosAngeles #USpol #Ableism #Paralympics #Sports

U.S. swimmer Ali Truwit said home support at the Los Angeles Paralympics in 2028 could help the Americans challenge China's long-standing dominance while reshaping public perceptions of disability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/paralympics/2026/08/19/united-states-paralympians-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #paralympics #2028losangeles #paralympics #unitedstates #alitruwit

https://www.tkhunt.com/2494702/ Not Like Us 🌟😎 Amazing Para Equestrian Displays! #disability #Diversity #Inclusion #NEWS #OlympicGames #Olympics #ParaSport #ParalympicGames #Paralympics #sport #sports #パラリンピック競技大会

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFvz01iBztE #France #Disability #Accessibility #Olympics #Paralympics

Following the success of the commonwealth games, which includes para sports, does this raise the case to get rid of the paralympics as an event, and integrate with the olympics so it is one event and includes everyone.

This would mean more coverage, but hopefully that would inspire more people.

#Sport
#CommonwealthGames
#Olympics
#Paralympics

The best captures of Australia’s Commonwealth Games athletes, 2026 – in pictures
By Guardian Staff

Photographers captured the highs and lows of the country’s elite athletes as they competed during the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2026/aug/01/the-best-captures-of-australias-commonwealth-games-athletes-2026-in-pictures

#CommonwealthGames #CommonwealthGames2026 #Sport #Athletics #Swimming #Cycling #Paralympics #Disabilityandsport #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

Teen, Who Lost His Arms and Legs from Sepsis at 3 Years Old, Is Now a High School Track Star Aiming for the Paralympics

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://people.com/teen-quadruple-amputee-pursues-dream-of-running-in-the-paralympics-12013071

Canadian Paralympic Committee unveils new logo

https://paralympic.ca/news/canadian-paralympic-committee-reveals-new-logo/
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Le Comité paralympique canadien dévoile son nouveau logo

https://paralympique.ca/news/le-comite-paralympique-canadien-devoile-son-nouveau-logo/

#Canada #CPC #Paralympics #JeuxParalympiques

How Wheelchair Curling Helped Katlin Riidebach Accept Herself

A lot of the time, the Paralympics coverage will skip right over the internalized ableism so many athletes have. Some Paralympians were born disabled, but probably the majority identified as abled until they had an injury or disease that left permanent effects.

Sport is important for those that enjoy it, but you shouldn't have to be a Paralympian to be able to be surrounded by other disabled people in public.

We have to fight the de facto segregation put in place by systemic ableism. Because a lot of people are disabled and are simply kept out of school, work, and recreation intentionally by abled society.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EJ9Zw2gIRk #Ableism #Disability #Sports #Paralympics

https://www.fogolf.com/1303500/chris-perry-pushing-for-golf-to-feature-in-2032-paralympic-games/ Chris Perry pushing for golf to feature in 2032 Paralympic Games #AdaptiveGolf #Brisbane #ChrisPerry #Golf #GolfClubs #olympics #paralympics #Rehabilitation #SunshineCoast

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦵👩‍🚀 British surgeon and #Paralympics sprinter John McFall, an #ESA #astronaut, explains why having two legs matters less in #microgravity.

On his upcoming #Haven1 mission, his above-knee amputation may reduce fluid shift and kidney stone risk, while engineers adapt #prosthetics for the #spacestation’s handrails.

👉 https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/is-having-two-legs-useful-in-space-astronaut-john-mcfall-explains-what-life-in-orbit-might-be-like-for-the-first-physically-disabled-person-in-space

#space #disability #science #uk #england #astronomy #physiology #medicine #health

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦵👩‍🚀 British surgeon and #Paralympics sprinter John McFall, an #ESA #astronaut, explains why having two legs matters less in #microgravity.

On his upcoming #Haven1 mission, his above-knee amputation may reduce fluid shift and kidney stone risk, while engineers adapt #prosthetics for the #spacestation’s handrails.

👉 https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/is-having-two-legs-useful-in-space-astronaut-john-mcfall-explains-what-life-in-orbit-might-be-like-for-the-first-physically-disabled-person-in-space

#space #disability #science #uk #england #astronomy #physiology #medicine #health

Jewish athletes are still choosing to come together in Israel through sport

As someone who loves running, I am familiar with the rush that comes with reaching a certain goal.…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #Ceasefire #DiasporaJews #irannegotiations #iran-israelwar #Israel #JerusalemReport #Maccabiah #Paralympics #Sports
https://www.newsbeep.com/594837/

Recognition, not reverence — three people who did the thing this week, with their actual hands.

#LGBTQ #Pride #TransRights #Heroes #QueerJoy #Solidarity #Resistance #GoodNews #Paralympics #Gaelic

https://www.tkhunt.com/2366886/ The Paralympic Push-Up Challenge 💪😂 #disability #Diversity #Inclusion #NEWS #OlympicGames #Olympics #ParaSport #ParalympicGames #Paralympics #sport #sports #パラリンピック競技大会

RE: https://tomkahe.com/@GiftArticles/116687748573313046

"Hatz arrived at the “Love Island” villa in Fiji on Tuesday night in a stunning red bikini top and skirt with her long curly hair draped over her shoulders and spoke about her disability. A proud Mexican-American, Hatz was born with a rare birth defect called fibular hemimelia, which means the fibula bone in her right leg never developed. Hatz’s leg below the knee was amputated when she was 10 months old." #Disability #Representation #Paralympics

https://www.tkhunt.com/2358077/ A Golden Kiss 💋🥇 #disability #Diversity #Inclusion #NEWS #OlympicGames #Olympics #ParaSport #ParalympicGames #Paralympics #sport #sports #パラリンピック競技大会

Heute. 22. Mai: 16 - 19 Uhr #Olympia – #Inklusion oder Mogelpackung? EINLADUNG – Veranstaltung in #Wandsbek – FAIRspielen.de
https://fairspielen.de/2026/05/12/22-mai-olympia-inklusion-oder-mogelpackung-einladung-veranstaltung/

#nolympia #Hamburg #Schattenbericht #paralympics #ParalympischeSpiele #Sport #behindert #behindertensport #blind #gehorlose #rollstuhl #gleichstellung

Tausende Fans nehmen Abschied von Alessandro Zanardi in Padua.

In der italienischen Stadt Padua haben Tausende Menschen Abschied von Alessandro Zanardi genommen. Die Trauerfeier fand in der Basilika Santa Giustina statt und wurde zu einem emotionalen Moment für Fans, Familie und Wegbegleiter. Der ehemalige Rennfahrer und spätere Parasportler wurde im Alter von 59 Jahren verabschiedet.

https://t1p.de/qqpjm

#AlessandroZanardi #Trauerfeier #Motorsport #Formel1 #Paralympics #Sportlegende

Sunday, September 28, 2025

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/09/sunday-september-28-2025/

'We've become role models': French para athletes hail legacy of the Paris Games.

Three weeks before the World Para Athletics Championships open in New Delhi, dozens of stars from France's Paralympics movement gathered just outside Paris to celebrate the success of the 2024 Games – an event athletes say marked a turning point in how their sports are perceived.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250914-weve-become-role-models-french-para-athletes-hail-legacy-of-the-paris-games?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#WorldParaAthleticsChampionships #Paralympics #Paris2024 #Sport #Athletes #Olympics #France

I'm unable to keep doing my past #SledgeHockey #parasports because my osteoporosis specialist says it's too dangerous for me now because of lowered bone density & higher risk of not being able to recover from accidents. That really sucks because I loved playing/training in sledge hockey. I was one of only 3 women on #VancouverIsland involved in that #sport.

Two photos from my prior sledge #hockey life:

- in BC Games jersey with my hockey helmet on & giving a what are you saying look to my coach(out of view). It was the day he moved me off defensive line & put me on offensive line because I was too aggressive on defensive & kept slamming much larger male players straight into the walls to steal the puck 🏒🥅😆

- my first & only training camp with Canadian #Paralympics womens' sledge hockey team & coaches, in Vancouver. I'm wearing the number 12 jersey. I was the only woman on the island who got accepted into that training camp.

#PeopleWithDisabilities #AsianMastodon #AdaptiveSports #DisabledSports #ParaAthletes #VancouverIsland #InclusiveSports

You may have enjoyed #JeanMichelJarre playing at the #paralympics closing ceremony. He is one of the greats of #electronicMusic with a string of masterpieces (personal favourites being Oxygene, Revolutions and Waiting for Cousteau). #Jarre is still creating music at 76, and recently came out with the fantastic #Oxymore. Not part of the Oxygene series but a tribute to #musiqueConcrete pioneer #PierreHenry. Quite experimental with even #industrial vibes. Strong recommend.

https://open.spotify.com/album/4xUil17gSLUP4ktGAcL6Nq?si=yWZ8EgFjR5SWuG1_ZD2q1Q

Just off a call with my sister. Collaborating with her on a #research project - trying to get another journal article out following the one we published a couple of years ago. If you asked me when we were younger if I ever thought I’d work with her professionally let alone make it work, I’d have laughed in your face. Goes to show that even I know how to grow up and accept that my sister is *sometimes* more clever than me 🤣 #siblings #academia #paralympics #mediastudies #tokyo2020