{"id":98589,"date":"2016-08-03T16:31:38","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T20:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=98589"},"modified":"2016-08-03T16:31:38","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T20:31:38","slug":"new-paralympics-trailer-showcases-athletes-home-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/new-paralympics-trailer-showcases-athletes-home-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Trailer for the Rio Paralympics proves disabilities don\u2019t hold you back"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>From rugby and track, to gymnastics and swimming, the Paralympic Games give us a lot of great athletes to cheer on. But most people never get to experience it because the Games aren\u2019t widely broadcasted.<\/p>\n<p>A new trailer for the Rio 2016 Paralympics shows why people should be interested in watching and why we should consider merging the Olympics and Paralympics into one event. The stars of the trailer, called \u201cWe\u2019re the Superhumans,\u201d prove that life is always worth living.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The video features people who live with a variety of abilities. From athletes and musicians missing limbs to a mom without arms playing with her child, the people featured have accomplished more than our society allows them to believe they can. \u00a0Children with different abilities are also featured towards the end of the three-minute video.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FChannel4%2Fvideos%2F10153535340927330%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Created by Channel 4 out of London, the video gives a taste of what the station will air during its broadcast of the 2016 Paralympics. The song \u201cYes, I Can\u201d plays while Olympians and other talented people show off their skills and do everyday tasks, as well. It clearly shows people living full lives, proving that disabilities don\u2019t have to hold people back or live\u00a0a poor quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>Those pro-abortion groups, such as Planned Parenthood, fight for late-term abortion to remain legal so that preborn humans with disabilities can be aborted. Parents who choose to abort these babies use the child\u2019s disability as the reasoning, claiming that no life is better than a life with a disability. In reality, the choice to abort is more often about the parents\u2019 fears and inexperience with relationships with people who have different abilities. This video proves that those fears should be put to rest.<\/p>\n<p>While the Paralympics are a prime example of life being worth living, many people with disabilities don\u2019t like to watch them because they find that the media coverage can be condescending. This is not at all surprising given the society in which in which Hollywood creates movies such as &#8220;<a href=\"\/news\/tag\/me-before-euthanasia\/\">Me Before You<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of the TV coverage of the Paralympics is good but still has a feel of \u2018oh isn\u2019t it a shame, look at the poor cripple.&#8217; It just makes non-disabled people see disabled people as \u2018brave\u2019 or \u2018courageous,\u2019 said Faith, a disability activist interviewed for a <a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/117050\/why-disabled-do-not-watch-paralympics\">2013 paper<\/a> in the journal Disability &amp; Society.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2011\/dec\/03\/two-thirds-disabled-people-oppose-paralympics\">2011 poll by Scope<\/a>, a U.K. disability charity, 65\u00a0percent\u00a0of Britons with disabilities said they want the Paralympics merged with the Olympics. They feel it would help those with disabilities to be taken more seriously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChanging attitudes is about visibility and increased familiarity in everyday life,\u201d said Alice Maynard, former chairwoman of Scope told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2011\/dec\/03\/two-thirds-disabled-people-oppose-paralympics\">The Guardian<\/a> in 2011. \u201cBut if the only disabled people that get any profile out of the Games are Paralympians \u2013 and their feats of sporting success \u2013 then it is unlikely that the Games will do much to change people\u2019s perceptions of ordinary disabled people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So far, the trailer for the Rio Paralympics put together by Channel 4 has done a good job of showcasing people with disabilities, both on the field and in their everyday lives. If that trend continues and we are able to see Paralympians on the same field as Olympians, we\u2019ll see a positive change in how people view those with different abilities, including those in the womb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From rugby and track, to gymnastics and swimming, the Paralympic Games give us a lot of great athletes to cheer on. But most people never get to experience it because the Games aren\u2019t widely broadcasted. 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