Mr Hughes took part in shot and javelin events and competed in the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics.
He was also confident that the Paralympics had displayed disabled people in a positive light.
Despite Richardson's absence, the family will still be represented at the Paralympics by his daughter-in-law.
She will soon be seen as one of the presenters of Channel 4's Paralympics coverage.
"There is a big focus once every four years on the Paralympics, " said Davies.
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While 22% said they felt patronised by the Paralympics, 23% said they felt empowered.
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Campaigner Kaliya Franklin noticed an attitude shift on Twitter during the Paralympics opening ceremony.
The Paralympics may have changed the public's perceptions of what disabled athletes can achieve.
Roberts now hopes to break Dame Tanni's 11-gold haul at the 2012 Paralympics in London.
Lord Coe, looking ahead to the Paralympics, also told the BBC organisers were "only halfway through".
The BBC has covered Paralympic sport since the 1980 Summer Paralympics, which took place in Arnheim.
But the script didn't go to plan when the Paralympics started later in the month.
Mayor of Milton Keynes Catriona Morris said a civic reception would be held after the Paralympics.
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Weir won four gold medals in the 5, 000m, 1500m, 800m and marathon at the 2012 Paralympics.
The figures didn't include tests carried out by national doping agencies and at the Olympics and Paralympics.
Forest Pitch is one of a range of projects commissioned to complement the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
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"We asked her juggling a politics degree with training for the Paralympics, " said Joan after the interview.
TfL expects up to 215, 000 spectators to visit the Olympic Park on most days during the Paralympics.
But Chris McCloskey, of NBC Sport, says the network has increased its coverage since the Beijing Paralympics.
Some 47% of those questioned favoured merging the Games, while 43% said the Paralympics should stay separate.
The homecoming also celebrated those who supported the 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games including coaches, volunteers and torchbearers.
Two of his proteges - Aled Sion Davies and Josie Pearson - won gold at last summer's Paralympics.
Respect for disabled people and celebrating what disabled people can do, and inclusion, isn't just for the Paralympics.
The issue of drugs - as at the Olympics - has also cast its shadow across the Paralympics.
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The worst example was the United States, where there was no television coverage of the Paralympics at all.
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The survey found 76% of disabled people agreed, suggesting that the Paralympics was equally inspiring to disabled people.
Mr Thompson will stand down from his post after the Paralympics, having spent eight years in the role.
Jon Morgan, executive director of Disability Sport Wales, said he had made "an incredible debut" at the Paralympics.
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The channel, which is the UK's official Paralympics broadcaster, will show at least 150 hours of live coverage.
"We are only halfway through - our focus now is on the transition to the Paralympics, " said Lord Coe.
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