Paralympian says government not listening to disabled people‘You feel targeted with every announcement that comes out’
Britain is an “incredibly scary place for disabled people right now”, according to the leading Paralympian Hannah Cockroft who says the government is “failing to listen” to the needs of some of the most vulnerable people in society.
The wheelchair racer and seven time Paralympic gold medal winner will be favourite to retain her T34 100m and 800m titles in Paris this year. But between now and her fourth Games a series of challenges remain for the 31-year-old and not all of them are on the track.