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The history and development of the Paralympic Games -- The olympic movement and the Paralympic Games -- The governance of paralympic sport -- Disability and the body -- The broader social issues of disability within society and their impact on sports participation -- Media, marketing and disability sport -- Major issues within the paralympic movement -- The under representation of women and athletes with high support needs at the Paralympic Games -- International perspectives on paralympic participation -- Special olympics, intellectual disability and the paralympic games

The introduction of the social model of disability has attempted to move the spotlight of research away from the medical model theories of disability toward an investigation of the impacts of societal perceptions of disability upon people with disabilities. This article attempts to look at the impacts of societal perceptions of disability and disability sport, which in the main remain grounded in the medical model approach, upon people with disabilities in their attempts to become involved in and progress in their chosen sport. It also looks at the propensity for media coverage to recreate and reinforce many of the perceptions of disability present within the medical model approach to disability.

This handbook provides a critical assessment of contemporary issues that define the contours of the Paralympic Movement generally and the Paralympic Games more specifically. It addresses conceptualisations of disability sport, explores the structure of the Paralympic Movement and considers key political strategic and governance issues which have shaped its development. The Palgrave Handbook of Paralympic Studies is written by a range of international authors, a number of whom are senior strategists as well as academics, and explores legacy themes through case studies of recent Paralympic games. Written in the wake of the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, it provides an assessment of contemporary challenges faced by the International Paralympic Committee and other key stakeholders in the Paralympic Movement. Its critical assessment of approaches to branding, classification, social inclusion and technological advances makes this handbook a valuable resource for undergraduate study across a range of sport and disability related programmes, as well as a point of reference for researchers and policy makers

The International Paralympic Committee, U.K. Government, and the Organizing Committee for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games all contended that the London 2012 Paralympic Games would positively impact the lives of disabled people in the United Kingdom, particularly with regard to changing nondisabled attitudes toward disability. All three have claimed partial success during the course of the 4-year period (Olympiad) separating the London and Rio Paralympic Games. However, this is at odds with the findings of Disabled People's Organizations (DPOs) and the experiences of disabled individuals. This article considers the claims of both sides against a backdrop of public policies that are targeting large-scale benefit cuts, the media coverage of which actually appears to be hardening attitudes toward anyone on benefits and negating any positive impacts from the Games themselves. It argues that the continued predominance of "ableist" perspectives on disability underpins many of the challenges faced by disabled people. The article adopts a historical perspective on the development of legacy-based foundations upon which the disability sport and Paralympic movements originated. It contends that the gradual move toward an elite "Olympic" sports model of competition has actually served to undermine these foundations.

1. Introduction. Sport participation a human right for persons with a disability -- 2. Understanding disability, disability sport and inclusion -- 3. Participation in sport and physical activity amongst people with a disability. A pan-European comparative approach -- 4. Denmark: Disability sports policy at arm's length -- 5. Finland. Facts behind the long and complicated process of disability inclusion in sports -- 6. Disability and sport in Iceland -- 7. Norway -- 8. Beyond inclusion - opportunity structures in sports for all in Sweden -- 9. Ireland -- 10. Northern Ireland: Disability Sport in a Shared Space -- 11. United Kingdom: An inclusionary approach to sport -- 12. Austria: Half Way to Inclusion? -- 13. Disability sport in Belgium/Flanders. From a fragmented mosaic towards a more inclusive landscape -- 14. Complexity and Coexistence: Disability Sport in Germany -- 15. The Netherlands, towards inclusive sport for people with a disability -- 16. Switzerland -- 17. Hungary: Rise of attention given to disability sports -- 18. Disability Sport in Lithuania -- 19. Structure of the analysis on the development and situation of disability sport in Slovenia -- 20. Portugal: pathways of sport for people with disabilities -- 21. Disability sport in Spain -- 22. Turkey (Republic of Turkey): Disability Sports, Policies and Implementations -- 23. The landscape of sport for persons with a disability: a system within a system.