The Politics of Disability and Access: The Sydney 2000 Games experience

Darcy, S

The Politics of Disability and Access: The Sydney 2000 Games experience

Darcy, S

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Disability and Society, 2003, 18 (6), pp. 737 - 757
Issue Date:: 2003-10-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Darcy, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5394-2566	en_US
dc.date.issued	2003-10-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Disability and Society, 2003, 18 (6), pp. 737 - 757	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0968-7599	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/1044
dc.description.abstract	The article examines disability and access issues surrounding the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Central to this is an examination of the involvement of the Australian community of people with disabilities within the Games. The Sydney Paralympic Games, in particular, was seen as a possible watershed event for developing accessible infrastructure, and raising awareness of disability and access issues. This paper draws on the official documents of the Games, newspaper accounts and disability organisation reports. The article first examines the major bodies charged with organising the Games, and the planning processes used to incorporate disability and access issues. It then examines a range of critical issues and their relationships with the disability community. Finally, the article provides an analysis of any likely legacies that the 2000 Games may have for Sydney's community of people with disabilities.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Disability and Society	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/0968759032000119497	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Rehabilitation	en_US
dc.title	The Politics of Disability and Access: The Sydney 2000 Games experience	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	18	en_US
utslib.for	1607 Social Work	en_US
utslib.for	1303 Specialist Studies in Education	en_US
utslib.for	1608 Sociology	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	6	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	18	en_US

Abstract:

The article examines disability and access issues surrounding the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Central to this is an examination of the involvement of the Australian community of people with disabilities within the Games. The Sydney Paralympic Games, in particular, was seen as a possible watershed event for developing accessible infrastructure, and raising awareness of disability and access issues. This paper draws on the official documents of the Games, newspaper accounts and disability organisation reports. The article first examines the major bodies charged with organising the Games, and the planning processes used to incorporate disability and access issues. It then examines a range of critical issues and their relationships with the disability community. Finally, the article provides an analysis of any likely legacies that the 2000 Games may have for Sydney's community of people with disabilities.

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