See also: 1976 Winter Olympics The XII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria. ...
The 1976 Winter Paralympic Games were the first winter Paralympics. They were held in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The disabilities included in this paralympics were blindness and amputees. Fourteen countries took part with 250+ athletes. Silver 2004 The Paralympic Games are an official equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities. ... Ãrnsköldsvik (pronounced Orn-pholds-vik) is a city and a 6,418. ... The term disability, as it is applied to humans, refers to any condition that impedes the completion of daily tasks using traditional methods. ... Silver 2004 The Paralympic Games are an official equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities. ... Blindness can be defined physiologically as the condition of lacking sight. ... Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or surgery. ... This article describes a type of political entity. ... An athlete is a person possessing above average physical skills (strength, agility, and endurance) and thus seen suitable for physical activities, in particular, contests. ...