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What should "inclusion" include at the Paralympics? - Coggle…
What should "inclusion" include at the Paralympics?
Introduction
How inclusive should the Paralympic games be?
YET wide range of para-athletes remained absent
blind golfers
amputee footballers
deaf sprinters
swimmers with organ transplants
Down's syndrome
Might these athletes be seen in future competitions?
opportunities to athletes unable to compete in the Olympics
Body
Paralympics' definition of disability is narrow
one of ten specific "impairments" in order to compete
defined by International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
framework excludes certain athletes
their own games
deaf athletes
Deaflympics
transplantees
World Transplant Games
intellectual disabilities
Special Olympic World Games
Virtus Global Games
two main ways
even with every IPC classification, still large numbers of athletes with disabilities excluded
only athletics & swimming offer medals across all ten classifications
Why?
group doesn't consider it a disability
deafness
intellectual impairment goes together with physical impairment
Down's syndrome
Games for all?
Can the games simply be expanded to include new categories for more disabled athletes?
twice as many Olympians as Paralympians
10,500 Olympians outnumber all the athletes at the Paralympics + Deaflympics + World Transplant Games + Virtus Global Games
organising of an expanded Paralympics
managing of more athletes
increasing number of events
limited array of venues
necessary funds may not be available
Olympics attract more fans
as well as more money from
media companies
sponsors
governments
Conclusion
funding concerns may prevent expanding quickly
Paralympics increasing fan interest each edition
best way to become more inclusive
system of small improvements
particular sports + needs & interests of people with particular disabilities
adding races for people with Down's syndrome to swimming competition
including women with vision impairments in football events