• More than 80 per cent of the 2, 000 people who were polled agreed that disabled athletes were as talented as able-bodied athletes.

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  • "Hafwen has a right to be educated in Welsh, and she should have the same rights as able-bodied children, " added Mr Clarke, who is a taxi driver.

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  • "Why shouldn't people with disabilities get in through the same door as any able-bodied person, " he said.

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  • Disabled individuals could adapt and perform as well as their able-bodied counterparts in space, said one former physician-astronaut.

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  • Lawyers for Ms Fleming told the court that she should be given the same right to die by suicide as an able-bodied person.

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  • Pistorius, a double amputee who made history as the first Paralympic to compete in the able-bodied Olympics, is out on bail as he awaits trial on a premeditated murder charge.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Prior to running his nation's final leg of Friday's relay final, Pistorius -- who runs on special carbon fiber prosthetic limbs and was once prevented from competing against able-bodied athletes -- had made history as the first double amputee athlete to compete in the Olympics.

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  • After finishing sixth at his National Championships in 2007, Pistorius was blocked from competing alongside his able-bodied counterparts as his blades were considered to give him an unfair advantage.

    CNN: Blade runner Pistorius makes 400m Olympic qualifying time

  • In March, it looked as though Pistorius would not get the chance to compete against able-bodied runners after the IAAF, athletics' world governing body, introduced a rule banning any runner deemed to benefit from artificial help.

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  • Pistorius, a double amputee, competed against able-bodied runners during the London Olympics, triggering controversy as some said the prosthetic limbs gave him an advantage.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Mr. Pistorius, a double-amputee who became the first disabled runner to compete against able-bodied athletes at the London Olympics, sat quietly as his sister occasionally leaned over to rub his shoulder.

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  • The double amputee competed against able-bodied runners during the London Olympics, triggering controversy, as some said the prosthetic limbs gave him an advantage.

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