TROPIC THUNDER is pushing the envelope too far for groups representing the mentally disabled.

TICKING the boxes on the Healthy Athletes Programme questionnaire, respondents came upon an unusual query: do you chew tobacco?

IGNORANCE among people of so-called normal intelligence remains the single greatest barrier to progress for people with learning disabilities, according to a worldwide study by the Special Olympics organisation.

When former South African president Nelson Mandela officially opens the Special Olympic World Games in Dublin this evening, it will herald an occasion of remarkable human endeavour and achievement.