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Beijing Paralympic Games (China) which are being held at this time might arouse vocations. However, French ski resorts are still very poorly adapted to people with disabilities.
At the Paralympic Games in Beijing (China)the French delegation has only 19 athletes. Is there a problem of accessibility to winter sports for people with disabilities in France? Hyacinthe Deleplacemember of the French national team for ski-alpine and visually impaired, explains that it is difficult for him to access ski resorts.
Enjoying the joys of the mountains despite the handicap also applies to recreational skiing. Anthony Erriquez has been in a wheelchair since a motorcycle accident ten years ago. He didn’t want to give up on winter sports, but it’s not the easiest vacation to organize, due to the lack of facilities for people with reduced mobility. However, wheelchair skiers are a clientele to be seduced, and the resorts have understood this well: to the Plagne (Savoie)private lessons are offered.
