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Ellie Simmonds OBE: The unseen costs of being a pioneer in sport (E141)

The High Performance Podcast

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How to Deal With Disabilities as a Kid

When you were growing up then before you had the opportunities maybe pursue a career as a swimmer how did you deal with that to not let it seep into your own identity? I didn't really think about it like I do remember that one moment where I clicked that I was different to everyone in my class. My sister next to me has a countryplasia and my oldest sister has learning difficulties so we've been brought up in a family who are surrounded by different disabilities. Having that identity and someone that's similar to you is very important, she says. What advice would you give to parents to teachers to friends of people with a disability to just have the right kinds of conversations to push

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