Disabled people say Paralympics have improved public attitudes
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The majority of disabled people think that the 2012 Paralympic Games in London have had a positive impact on attitudes.
But the new poll from the disability charity Scope – the first to ask disabled people what they think of the Paralympics effect – also shows that many disabled people still experience discrimination on a regular basis.
The charity’s Chief Executive Richard Hawkes says that the poll shows that the Paralympics effect is real.
But he argues you don’t change attitudes in a fo...
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