Not a sideshow - Paralympics bring awareness of disability into the public mind in a most enthralling way

From The Guardian Sport Blog:One thing is for certain: the 2012 Paralympic Games will be no sideshow, trundling apologetically in the wake of the main event. Since disabled athletes first gathered in competition more than half a century ago the rest of the world has come to recognise their value, sporting as well as social.For enthralling competition and human drama the athletes in the 20