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"I'm delighted that we've been able to bring a new audience to the Paralympics and, more importantly, that our coverage has played a part in delivering a lasting legacy in changing people's perceptions of both disability and disabled sport" said Channel 4's chief creative officer Jay Hunt.
BBC: The media and the Olympic Games
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It might be better to save money by directing disability benefits at disabled people, rather than means-testing payments to people who do not need them in the first place.
ECONOMIST: Welfare benefits
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Given that disability benefits account for around a quarter of the total social-security bill, substantial savings would be possible from focusing disability benefits on genuinely disabled people.
ECONOMIST: Welfare reform