European Space Agency announces first ‘parastronaut’ | CNN
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Paralympic gold medalist swimmer Robert Griswold accused of raping and abusing teammate | CNN
CNN — Paralympic gold medalist swimmer Robert Griswold “maliciously targeted,” groomed and sexually abused a younger, intellectually disabled teammate, a
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The record-breaking Australian blind cricketer who has found a ‘family’ in the sport | CNN
CNN — Growing up visually impaired, school wasn’t easy for Australian Steffan Nero. He remembers struggling with anxiety and being
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How Diede de Groot won an unprecedented back-to-back calendar grand slam | CNN
CNN — At first glance, winning seems impossibly easy for Diede de Groot; an almost nonchalant habit of 69 consecutive
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How blind football is opening up new horizons for visually-impaired Ugandans | CNN
CNN — Many sounds reverberate around the Kampala field where a large crowd has gathered to watch a football match:
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Beyoncé to remove ableist slur from ‘Heated’ after backlash from disability campaigners | CNN
CNN — Beyoncé says she will remove an ableist slur from her new album, “Renaissance,” after facing online backlash and
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Training Prince Harry and making Tour history: The meteoric rise of Brendan Lawlor, the world No. 1 golfer with a disability | CNN
CNN — Brendan Lawlor is a man of his word. In October 2020, the Irishman told CNN Sport he hoped
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‘My heart is torn’: As war rages on at home, these young disabled Ukrainian swimmers are stranded in Turkey | CNN
CNN — On February 17, a team of young disabled Ukrainian swimmers traveled to Turkey to nurture their ambitions of
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Winter Paralympics: Ukrainian athletes’ thoughts are with those fighting the invasion back home as they enjoy golden success in Beijing | CNN
CNN — Ukraine secured a clean sweep of medals in two more Para biathlon events at the 2022 Winter
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Winter Paralympics set to get underway in Beijing following exclusion of Russia and Belarus | CNN
CNN — A record number of Para athletes – around 700 – were expected to compete in this year’s
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