The Paralympic Games explained [ - Brittain, Ian (Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;New York : Routledge, 2009)
1. The history and development of the Paralympic Games -- 2. The olympic movement and the Paralympic Games -- 3. The governance of paralympic sport -- 4. Disability and the body -- 5. The broader social issues of disability within society and their impact on sports participation -- 6. Media, marketing and disability sport -- 7. Major issues within the paralympic movement -- 8. The under representation of women and athletes with high support needs at the Paralympic Games -- 9. International perspectives on paralympic participation -- 10. The Special Olympics, intellectual disability and the Paralympic Games
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2009
Title from PDF title page (viewed Oct 5, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Sports for people with disabilities