Hello list,
I know I don't participate much on the list, but I'm a big sports fan (not
just because My husband is a top British Disabled Powerlifter) and I must
comment on the BBC sports program.
I agree with Mairian, but first add that I was so extremely disgusted that
Tanni was not able to get on the stage or even participate equally or at the
same height as others for the interview segment. It's like we are just
supposed to except it and be glad disability even got a mention. The BBC
could easily afford to have access provided on such programs. I must also
say that despite how much I admire Tanni other elite disabled athletes get
over looked and once again the focus is on wheelchair users, which brings up
another issue. Why does the media always have to have a "toucan" disabled
person to focus on and then can never seem to get on to others who have
achieve just as equally?
Take care,
Jude
>>I agree with the sentiments about Tanni Grey-Thompson's treatment by the
BBC. I'm interested that no-one has referred to the other award that she
got - a 'special award' for achievement in the face of adversity (though
probably not the kind of adversity most of us mean). I think the recognition
of Tanni's achievements in sport per se is long overdue, and we must support
her. However I don't think we can make direct comparisons between the
Olympics and the Paralympics in terms of numbers of awards. It is my
understanding that the number of events and the number of heats for each
event differs in the two (there are less events/heats in the latter) and
also that quite a lot of events are divided up on the basis of impairment,
which gives potentially more events.
Best wishes
Mairian<<
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