By Jack Merlin Watling LONDON (Reuters) - Walking with Paralympic Gold Medalist Tim Prendergast along one of London's busiest streets, 'disability' is not the first word that springs to mind. Weaving through the heaving crowds outside Baker Street underground train station, Prendergast, who is blind except for peripheral vision, crosses a road without pause - exhibiting the focused confidence that led him to victory in the T13 800m in Athens in 2004 with a time of 1:56.23. In fact, some people will grab your arm and move you around," said Prendergast, who says he never uses a cane. But it was no panacea for the often fraught social interactions that people like Prendergast face on a daily basis.
via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/paralympics-boosts-profile-disabled-no-panacea-135723484--spt.html
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