Paralympics: Disabled Access

PARALYMPICS: DISABLED ACCESS With the Paralympics underway, Hire Space investigated how London's sports facilities are supporting the participation of disabled people in sports. It turns out the Olympic city is doing pretty darn well! There are 9,000,000 disabled people in England. An incredible1,593,000 of those participate in sport once a week. らとららとら And not only that, particpation is increasing year on year! Greater disabled access helps increase participation in sport -London has 5,634 sports facilities -5,532 have disabled access. 98% -98% of London's venues now open to disabled people. One of the biggest success stories of the Olympic Legacy. www.hirespace.com f y Sources: Sports England and English Federation of Disabled Sport