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The marginalisation of Paralympic heritage |
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| Authors: | Ian Brittain Gregory Ramshaw Sean Gammon |
| Institution: | 1. Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies , Coventry University , Coventry , UK ian.brittain@coventry.ac.uk;3. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management , Clemson University , Clemson , SC , USA;4. School of Sport, Tourism and the Outdoors , University of Central Lancashire , Greenbank Building, Preston , PR1 2HE , UK |
| Abstract: | The impact of the Paralympic Games and disability sport upon the lives of people with disabilities and the perceptions of non-disabled society regarding people with disabilities has been immense. Yet examples of this disability sport and Paralympic heritage are all but invisible amongst the wider area of sports heritage. This paper will attempt to outline some of the possible reasons why this might be the case and cite some examples of how this apparent marginalisation of Paralympic heritage might be overcome as we move forward beyond the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. |
| Keywords: | heritage marginalisation Paralympic disability sport |