A charity video celebrating people with disabilities after the Paralympics has become an overnight internet hit, with more than 10,000 views in just three days.
The video was produced by disability charity Vitalise and features the disabled guests, volunteers and staff at its Southport respite holiday centre performing Queen’s feel-good anthem ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’.
It pays tribute to the inspiring achievements of Team GB’s Paralympic athletes, such as Hannah Cockroft and Jonnie Peacock, who are featured in the video.
Vitalise made the recording earlier in the year but decided to delay its release to add its own tribute to Team GB’s Paralympians.
Vitalise’s chief executive Chris Simmonds said: “Thanks to the incredible achievements we witnessed at the Paralympics, disability has never had such a high public profile. We really hope this wave of positivity and goodwill continues.
“This video is our way of saying thank you to our Paralympians, but also of celebrating the achievements of people with disabilities in all walks of life.
“Of course not all people with disabilities are Paralympians, but they all confront their own personal hurdles. In overcoming these obstacles they are performing their own quiet heroics, day in, day out. This video is our salute to that indomitable spirit.”
The video can be viewed on Vitalise’s YouTube channel www.youtube.com/VitaliseOnVideo or via the link: http://youtu.be/p0a2tqYDT_4
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