Tag: disabilities
Para equestrian at the 2024 Paralympic Games: rules, classification of disabilities… Info and program
The Château de Versailles site will once again host equestrian events with the para dressage of the Paralympic Games. Para equestrian is one of the events not to be missed…
Para swimming at the 2024 Paralympic Games: rules, classification of disabilities… Info and program
Para swimming is one of the most popular events at the Paralympic Games. Para swimming is one of the flagship disciplines of the Paralympic Games along with athletics, and one…
Para cycling road race at the 2024 Paralympic Games: rules, classification of disabilities… Info and program
34 road cycling events will take place during the Paralympic Games, with good chances for French medals. Road cycling includes a large number of events at the Paralympic Games. In…
Para archery at the 2024 Paralympic Games: rules, classification of disabilities… Info and program
Once again, Les Invalides will host the para archery events, from August 29 to September 5. Para archery has a long history with the Paralympic Games. Present since the beginning…
Paralympics: why athletes with intellectual disabilities are so underrepresented
The approximately 4,400 disabled athletes are preparing to participate in the 17th edition of the Paralympic Games, which are being held in Paris until September 8. Among them, those with…
Blind football at the 2024 Paralympic Games: rules, classification of disabilities… Info and program
The Brazilians are candidates for a sixth consecutive title at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in blind football. Blind football is one of the recent disciplines of the Paralympic…
2024 Paralympic Games: what are the different disabilities “authorized” to participate?
Being a great athlete and having a disability does not necessarily allow you to participate in the Paralympic Games. At the Paralympic Games, there are different categories within the same…
New Xbox controllers for people with physical disabilities introduced
Microsoft, one of the names that attach great importance to accessibility, has launched a new application for people with physical disabilities. Xbox controllers introduced. Microsoft has long offered special controllers…
For the vast majority of the public, people with disabilities are not represented enough on screen
News Published on 07/21/2024 at 5:02 p.m. Updated 07/21/2024 at 5:02 p.m. Reading 2 min. Nearly seven out of ten people regret a lack of representation of people with disabilities…
In Gaza, the ordeal of people with disabilities
In the Gaza Strip, where war has been raging since last October, people with disabilities are suffering all the more from the conflict as the delivery of medical equipment is…