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Articles on Rio Paralympics
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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.
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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 - Co-Lead UTS Disability Research Network - Australian Centre for Olympic and Sport Studies - Centre for Sport, Business and Society, University of Technology Sydney
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Facilitator, Australian Paralympic History Project, The University of Queensland
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Professor, University of Birmingham
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Professor, Western University
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Athlete in Residence, University of Canberra
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Professor of Mathematical Biology and Public Engagement, University of Bath
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Senior Lecturer Sport Science, School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex
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Assistant Lecturer, University of Lancashire
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Professor, Occupational Therapy, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor de Filosofia da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) e Professor de Filosofia do Direito, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
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Associate professor, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Sport Engineering, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Business, Government and Law, University of Canberra
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Early Career Researcher (Sport Pedagogy), Flinders University