For Viviane Macedo the Rio Paralympics won't have to wait until September 2016. Viviane is Brazil's five-time wheelchair dancing champion. She is already trying to tango with the challenges right here and now, in this city where virtually nothing is done to meet handicapped people's needs. At a bus stop, several buses whizzed by, ignoring her. Those that do stop are not equipped to lift her wheelchair. For the 35-year-old Macedo, getting ...Saturday, 15 September 2012
A Rio Disabled Athlete's "Paralympic" Nightmare
For Viviane Macedo the Rio Paralympics won't have to wait until September 2016. Viviane is Brazil's five-time wheelchair dancing champion. She is already trying to tango with the challenges right here and now, in this city where virtually nothing is done to meet handicapped people's needs. At a bus stop, several buses whizzed by, ignoring her. Those that do stop are not equipped to lift her wheelchair. For the 35-year-old Macedo, getting ...
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