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		<title>Join the Paralympians and get involved in Sports Fest</title>
		<link>http://disabilityhorizons.com/2013/04/join-the-paralympians-and-get-involved-in-sports-fest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fancy meeting some London 2012 Paralympians, such as Hannah Cockroft, and having a go at some Paralympic sports? Well, why not visit Sports Fest, an event designed to give disabled people a chance to try out different sports, for free? The British Paralympic Association (BPA), who are responsible for managing the Great British and Northern [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ST Motorsport: accessible adrenaline</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you an adrenaline junkie? Love racing and motorsport? Then prepare to be filled with jealousy at Dan McIntyre&#8217;s account of racing with ST Motorsport. On a dark, cold and thoroughly miserable looking November morning I drag myself from my bed to the shower at 4am. Having freshened up and gotten dressed, I bring myself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A with disabled skier Talan Skeels-Piggins</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships starting this Thursday, we spoke to disabled alpine skier Talan Skeels-Piggins about his determination and passion for the Paralympic sport. Despite many setbacks in life, including a motorbike accident in March 2003 which left him paralysed from the mid chest down, Talan has refused to give up. Having skied before the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disability sport: don’t be afraid to try new things</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[January isn’t the most popular of months. It signals that time of year when everyone starts their resolutions. But this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It’s the perfect opportunity to try new things, such as getting motivated by a sport. That’s certainly what Mark Philips has done over the past year, and he will share [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rebecca Lawes &#8211; a paralympic swimmer in the making</title>
		<link>http://disabilityhorizons.com/2013/01/aiming-high-paralympic-swimmer-in-the-making/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Paralympic Games 2012 may be over, but keen athletes are already preparing for the Paralympic Games 2016, in Rio. Rebecca Lawes is one such athlete. 19-year-old Rebecca was born with ataxic cerebral palsy and has moderate learning difficulties, but she has never let this hold her back. A champion swimmer, Rebecca is currently training in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paralympic Games 2012: has there been change?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the dust from the stadiums settled after the Paralympic Games 2012, questions are now being asked about what the Games have done for disabled people. Has it changed attitudes towards disabled people? Has it made any impact on life for disabled people? Or are things much the same as before? Last month I joined a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A with Paralympic silver medallist Nyree Kindred</title>
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		<comments>http://disabilityhorizons.com/2012/12/qa-with-paralympic-silver-medallist-nyree-kindred/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paralympic swimmer Nyree Kindred, who has won ten medals in the last four Paralympic Games (including silver in the London 2012 Paralympics Games) talks to Disability Horizons contributor, Zubee, about becoming a Paralympic athlete and her hopes for the future. Please can you tell Disability Horizons readers how you got started in your career as an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A with Paralympic silver medallist David Smith</title>
		<link>http://disabilityhorizons.com/2012/12/qa-with-paralympic-silver-medallist-david-smith/</link>
		<comments>http://disabilityhorizons.com/2012/12/qa-with-paralympic-silver-medallist-david-smith/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[23-year old David Smith won a silver medal in Boccia at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Here he tells Disability Horizons contributor, Zubee, what it was like being part of the Paralympic experience. Please can you tell Disability Horizons readers a bit about yourself and how you got started in your career as an athlete? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A with Paralympic swimmer Hannah Russell</title>
		<link>http://disabilityhorizons.com/2012/11/qa-with-paralympic-swimmer-hannah-russell/</link>
		<comments>http://disabilityhorizons.com/2012/11/qa-with-paralympic-swimmer-hannah-russell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[16-year-old ParalympicsGB swimmer Hannah Russell, who won three medals at the Paralympic Games 2012, already has her sights set on the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio. She takes some time out of her busy training schedule to talk to Disability Horizons contributor, Zubee, about her career, life before the Paralympics, and what the future holds. Please [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wheelchair pool and snooker: inclusive sports­</title>
		<link>http://disabilityhorizons.com/2012/11/wheelchair-pool-and-snooker-the-inclusive-sports%c2%ad/</link>
		<comments>http://disabilityhorizons.com/2012/11/wheelchair-pool-and-snooker-the-inclusive-sports%c2%ad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the London 2012 Paralympic Games the eyes of the world have been on disability sport more than ever before. But how many people know about wheelchair pool or snooker? My name is Matthew Lester, also known as the Doncaster Destroyer, and I am a wheelchair user and both snooker and pool player. I have [...]]]></description>
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