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National Paralympic Heritage Centre

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New York 1984 Paralympic Summer Games

After the American National Wheelchair Athletics Association received approval to organise a Games only for athletes eligible under International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation rules, the New York 1984 Games were only for amputee, blind & visually impaired, cerebral palsied and Les Autres athletes .

Stoke Mandeville 1984 Paralympic Summer Games

Only four months before what were officially, the VIIth World Wheelchair Games were scheduled to start, the University of Illinois withdrew their offer to host them. In March 1984 Stoke Mandeville's offer to host was accepted and these became known as the ‘last-minute Paralympics’.

All Inclusive: Championing Accessible Museums event

Vicky Hope-Walker, NPHT CEO, will be speaking at the 'All Inclusive: Championing Accessible Museums' event organised by the Museum Association on the 12th December 2019 at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff.

Group Tours

We welcome group tours to the Paralympic Heritage Centre from across the UK and internationally. Coach tours, community groups and business teams can all be accommodated.

What we do

The National Paralympic Heritage Trust was established on 11th November 2015 to protect and share British Paralympic Heritage.

The delivery team

Trustees

Virtual research volunteer

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Ice Sledge Hockey player, Naomi Adie

Naomi Adie is an Ice Sledge Hockey player for the Peterborough Phantoms

1960s: Part of the Olympics

In Rome 1960 the International Games were held for the first time in the Olympics venue immediately after the Olympic Games. They are now seen as the first “Paralympic Games”

Timeline

Paralympic Games Timeline

Interview with Nick Webborn, Chair of the BPA

Interview with Professor Nick Webborn, Chair of the British Paralympic Association and Clinical Professor of Sport and Exercise Medicine at the University of Brighton

Events assistant

Are you interested in helping people to discover more about the evolution of the Paralympics and disability sport?

Chloe Hixson's volunteer story

We are lucky to have some great volunteers who help us in the work we do. Chloe Hixson, joined us as an Access Assessor and more recently has helped as a Virtual Volunteer