[guide.chat] Enjoy the Paralympics with Dolphin Guide

From: Sarah Jones <Sarah.Jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:36:58 +0100

In just 7 days, London's Olympic venues will welcome us once again to witness
the biggest ever Paralympic Games. Starting on Wednesday August 29th, more than
4,000 athletes from around the world will take part in over 20 events.
Team G B is also larger than it has ever been with almost 300 athletes
including 41 blind and partially sighted Paralympians competing in a variety of
sports including football, cycling, running and swimming. The R N I B has
published a full list of the individuals taking part which you can read on
their website at:
http://www.rnib.org.uk/livingwithsightloss/copingwithsightloss/parentsplace/news/insightmagazine/news/Pages/london_2012_paralympics_blind.aspx

Official TV coverage will this time be broadcast by Channel 4 and More 4, the
opening ceremony will be available with Audio Description (AD) on More 4
(Freeview channel 14, Sky 138, Virgin 147 and Freesat 124) at 9pm on the 29th.

If you're not going to be glued to the box, here are some more ways you can
enjoy the Paralympic action with Dolphin over the next few weeks:

1) Visit the official London 20 12 website at: www.london2012.com/paralympics
2) Listen to all the big moments on BBC Radio 5 Live and 5 Live Sports Extra
(from the main menu choose option 9, then 9 for Guide Extras and option 2 for
the Internet Radio Player).
Details of radio coverage can be found in the BBC website at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/19118962
3) Keep up to date with Olympic news from the BBC (from the main menu choose
option 9, then 6 for News Reader and option 2 for the RSS Internet News Reader).
4) Subscribe to Insight Radio's regular Paralympic Podcasts in the run up to
the event (from the main menu choose option 9, then 9 for Guide Extras and
option 1 for the Podcast Player).
5) Register your email address to receive email updates from the British
Paralympic association, visit www.paralympics.org.uk/register to sign up.
6) Listen in on the twitter feeds from various media groups and Paralympians
themselves. Dolphin has created a twitter list at:
https://twitter.com/#!/yourdolphin/paralympics
You don't need a twitter account to read these tweets.
7) Don't forget to watch the opening ceremony at 9pm on the 29th, why not add a
reminder in Guide's calendar? (Choose option 7 from the main menu).

Did you know? They're called the Paralympic Games because they are held
alongside the main Olympic Games, literally the Parallel Olympic Games. The
Paralympics started in 1948 with a small group of British war veterans. Given
the wide variety of disabilities that Paralympic athletes have, there are
several categories in which the athletes compete: amputee, cerebral palsy,
intellectual disability, wheelchair, visually impaired, and Les Autres
(literally "The Others", which includes dwarfism, multiple sclerosis, and
deformities). During the Beijing Games in 2008 the G B Paralympic team came
second with 102 medals, 42 of which were Gold!

If all the excitement inspires you to attend any of the games then the R N I B
has also put together some helpful information about travelling there:
http://www.rnib.org.uk/livingwithsightloss/leisureculture/sportfitness/london2012/Pages/transport.aspx

Don't forget, for help with any of these Guide features, please contact the
friendly Dolphin Product Support team on 01905 754 765.
Enjoy the games!
Dolphin

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