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THEY are all heroes – but they need our help.
The Paralympics have come home and they look like being the most successful and well-attended Games ever. Our paralympians are quite deservedly getting a world stage for their achievements. But let's not forget the millions more people with disabilities and those who care for them. They confront hurdles of a very different kind in their daily lives – hurdles of financial hardship, social isolation, ill health, depression and despair. In overcoming these obstacles they are performing their own quiet heroics, day in, day out, with little recognition and even less support.
Even on the occasion of the biggest ever Paralympics, disabled people and carers remain among the most disenfranchised and vulnerable members of society. I work for Vitalise, a charity that provides desperately-needed respite breaks for disabled people and carers at our accessible centres around the UK. Our breaks are a lifeline, enabling our guests to restore their ability to cope and rediscover their will to carry on. Without opportunities like these, life for them would be very bleak indeed.
Join us in calling for greater recognition and support for people with disabilities and carers. We don't get a penny from government, but rely on the compassion and generosity of our supporters to keep on providing our vital services, so please help us.
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COLIN BROOK
Vitalise
Comments
by blogtodi
Monday, September 03 2012, 8:36PM
“@ 64special1 - You're right, it is a misuse of the word. Again. It's becoming so diluted in these articles that soon it will be meaningless.”
by trudie2010
Saturday, September 01 2012, 6:50PM
“Nevman, I have yet to become an Atos victim, but I already know that although I have had my problem for 40 years and it is invisible (most of the time because I don't go out much) they are going to send me around the bend, and there is nothing I can do about it.”
by Nevman
Saturday, September 01 2012, 4:53PM
“As an Atos victim I hear what you're saying, Trudie! People do need reminding that, contrary to the government propaganda and media hype, not every disability is visible and not every disability can be 'overcome'. That doesn't make anybody less deserving of support.”
by 64special1
Saturday, September 01 2012, 4:25PM
“wonders where the "incorrect use of the word hero" brigade are now?
or is it ok to call a disabled olympian a hero and an able bodied olympian not?”
by trudie2010
Saturday, September 01 2012, 4:15PM
“And those of us who don't get it can whistle I suppose.”
by Nevman
Saturday, September 01 2012, 2:44PM
“Well said, Colin! People shouldn't forget that not all disabilities can be overcome, and many disabled people will always need support.”