A welcome return for the Paralympics

The UK has a proud Paralympic heritage, and London 2012 will set new standards for inclusion and accessibility in every aspect of the Games.

The Paralympic Movement has its origins here when neurologist Sir Ludwig Guttman organised the first wheelchair Games at Stoke Mandeville Hospital to coincide with the 1948 London Olympics.

This year saw Manchester host the second Paralympic World Cup, while every year the London Marathon attracts an elite field of wheelchair athletes to the capital.

The Olympic Village and all of the stadia will be fully accessible both during and after Games.

A creative approach to ticketing will learn from the successful promotion of Paralympic events at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

Multi-venue day tickets and free transport between venues will ensure every athlete enjoys passionate and vocal support.

All of the public transport facilities serving the Olympic Park will be accessible to wheelchair users.

And the entire Docklands Light Railway network and all of London's 21,000 licensed black cabs are already accessible to wheelchair users, as will every London bus by 2008.

伦敦拥有引以为荣的残奥会主办经历，伦敦2012年奥运会将为残障运动员和观众创造更为便利的环境。

残奥会的历史可以追溯到1948年，当时伦敦附近Stoke Mandeville医院的神经科大夫Ludwig Guttman爵士在医院内组织了第一次轮椅运动会，当年正值奥运会在伦敦举行，从此开创了残疾人运动的先河。

每年的伦敦马拉松都会看到许多精英残疾人运动员乘轮椅参加比赛。

今年曼彻斯特还会主办了第二届残疾人世界杯。比赛前后，奥林匹克村（Olympic Village）和所有的场馆都将便于残疾人出入。

通过2002年曼彻斯特的英联邦运动会，设计出了一套非常有创意的票务系统，同时可以实现也对残奥会的成功宣传。

小场馆的日间票和场地之间的免费交通可以保证许多观众可以到现场为运动员们加油助威。

在奥林匹克公园的公共交通也可以让轮椅使用者自由出入。

Docklands轻轨系统和伦敦21000个注册出租车都将有专门的残疾人上下设施，到了2008年，伦敦的每一部公共汽车也将具有同样的功能。