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Inspiring Future Paralympians The power of disability representation in Polly’s Piralympics 🏃🦽🏃🏿 "This is me!" declares Jann Weeratunga. As a child, she adored Winnie the Pooh and The Lord of the Rings, escaping into their imaginary worlds and fuelling a lifelong passion for travel. A prolific writer, Weeratunga crafts stories for readers aged three to ninety. She is best known for her Polly’s Piralympics series, inspired by Sir Philip Craven’s closing speech at the 2012 London Paralympic Games. In his speech, he shared a moment when a young boy, reading with his mother, saw an illustration - a man with an eye patch, a hook for a hand, a parrot on his shoulder and a wooden leg. When asked who it was, the boy replied: "Well, he has only one leg, so he must be an Olympian." 🥇🏆🥇 Turn to page 22 of the Summer edition to read more about inspiring future paralympians in Polly’s Piralympians! 🌼🏆🌼 https://issuu.com/educationchoicesmagazine/docs/education_choices_magazine_summer_2025/22 #educationchoicesmagazine #educationcornerpodcast #educationchoices #education #EDIB #DEI #equality #diversity #inclusion #belonging #JannWeeratunga #futurealthletes #inspiringathletes #paralympians #inspiringfuturepiralympians #PollysPiralympics

Inspiring Future Paralympians
The power of disability representation in Polly’s Piralympics🏃🦽🏃🏿

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