Apple's Relay of Paralympic Contenders Calls for Accessibility in Sports

This is the brand's latest ad challenging narratives about disability

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Ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Apple issued a timely call about the importance of equity and accessibility in sports. 

“The Relay,” created in-house, is the tech giant’s latest ad promoting its accessibility features. This film documents eight athletes from around the world competing in a four-stage, real-time relay race.

The group includes a cyclist with an upper-limb difference, a wheelchair racer, a low-vision swimmer, and a blade runner. Some are contenders for the 2028 Paralympics in Los Angeles.

Apple’s film focuses on the grit, determination, and sacrifice of the competitors and highlights that these are qualities shared by all athletes, with or without disabilities. 

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