Meant to cover this at the time - its old news now but worth highlighting still.
The ban on athletes with a learning or intellectual disability taking part in the paralympics has been lifted.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/othe...rt/8323369.stm
Congratulations to to Nick Parr from Mencap sport and Karon Nicol and who worked tirelessly behind the scene's to make this happen. Hopefully UK athletes can now access funding in order to prepare for 2012.