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Paralympics

Yoo In-sik in his repair shop in Seoul. Yoo was one of South Korea's first Winter Paralympians.

A Korean Paralympic skier says other skiers cheer him on now. It didn’t used to be that way.

Sports

Yoo In-sik remembers when other skiers used to shy away from him on the chairlift because of his missing leg. “When I ski now, people cheer me on and clap for me,” he says.

Leo Barcellos, a 23-year-old Rio resident, who is almost completely paralyzed from the neck down.

The Paralympics are on. But here’s what it’s really like to live with disabilities in Rio.

Lifestyle
Fashion for women with disabilities

Fashion for people with disabilities, made in Rio

Culture
Paralympic rowers train on the Charles River.

US rowers aim for gold in the Rio Paralympics

Sports
The Paralympic flag, left, is seen beside the Russian national flag during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, March 7, 2014.

The Paralympic biathlon involves rifle shooting, even if you can’t see

Sports
The Paralympic flag, left, is seen beside the Russian national flag during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, March 7, 2014.

The Paralympic biathlon involves rifle shooting, even if you can’t see

Sports

Kevin Burton was a Navy linguist when, suddenly, he started losing his sight. He took his new disability as an opportunity to become an elite athlete at the Sochi Paralympic games, in an event that requires shooting a rifle.

Kelly Gallagher of Great Britain and guide Charlotte Evans in the Women's Super-G - Visually Impaired during day three of Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

In Paralympic slalom racing, you are flying nearly blind — with your teammate

Sports

Great Britain’s Kelly Gallagher won Paralympics gold at the Sochi Winter Games, with a victory in the visually impaired super-G. The 28-year-old from Northern Ireland and her guide Charlotte Evans use a bluetooth device to communicate and stay within a ski’s length of each other.

Kelly Gallagher of Great Britain and guide Charlotte Evans in the Women's Super-G - Visually Impaired during day three of Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

In Paralympic slalom racing, you are flying nearly blind — with your teammate

Sports

Great Britain’s Kelly Gallagher won Paralympics gold at the Sochi Winter Games, with a victory in the visually impaired super-G. The 28-year-old from Northern Ireland and her guide Charlotte Evans use a bluetooth device to communicate and stay within a ski’s length of each other.

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