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With so many athletes with different abilities and disabilities, the first challenge is to make sure there is fair play at the paralympics.
In some distance events, disabled athletes already outcompete their able-bodied counterparts.
The achievements of the Paralympians, and societal shift towards more inclusivity and the celebration of diversity, has had a dramatic effect on the lives of people living with disability.
Top contributors
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Facilitator, Australian Paralympic History Project, The University of Queensland
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PhD Candidate in School of Health and Sport Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Social Inclusion - UTS Business School - Centres for Business and Social innovation, and Business Intelligence and Data Analytics, University of Technology Sydney
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Dr. Frank Hayden Endowed Chair in Sport and Social Impact, Western University
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Associate professor, Centre for Educational Research and Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer Sport Science, School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex
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Professor of Ethics, Keele University
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
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Lecturer in Exercise Science, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Biology, University of Bath
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Chief Specialist Scientist in Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council
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Senior Lecturer in Sport Engineering, Nottingham Trent University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Paralympic classification and biomechanics, The University of Queensland
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Senior lecturer in prosthetics & biomechanics, University of Salford
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Early Career Researcher (Sport Pedagogy), Flinders University
