Monday, September 10, 2012

London Paralympics helped to shift public's attitudes towards disability — Coe - Jamaica Observer

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Evening Standard](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHMf3RAamyGQuxKFZSkZsCgqrIriA&url=http://www.standard.co.uk/olympics/paralympics/lord-coe-hails-paralympics-seismic-effect-in-shifting-public-attitudes-to-disability-8120539.html)


[**London Paralympics helped to shift public's attitudes towards **disability** — Coe**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGSwwgtPRTUtND7fYkXmps-ICMyPw&url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/London-Paralympics-helped-to-shift-public-s-attitudes-towards-disability---Coe_12485778)
**Jamaica Observer**
LONDON, England (AFP) — The London Paralympics has helped shatter social taboos and attitudes towards people with a **disability**, as well as giving a new, high-profile global platform to disabled sport, organisers said yesterday. "I really genuinely do **...**
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