Disability news round up: a surprise hit and Europe's mental health

The bulk of the disability news stories this week have been concerning themselves with two key London 2012 Paralympic milestone events.

On Thursday, London's Trafalgar Square played host to International Paralympic Day.

"Paralympic sport is not just inspiring. It is hardcore. It's disappointment, it's triumph, it's hard work and it's dedication that's really exciting," said sprinter Oscar Pistorius, just one of the many top Paralympic athletes taking part in the event.

A day later, on Friday 9 September, tickets for the London 2012 Paralympics went on sale. The culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said he thought the event would be the "surprise hit" of next summer.

Elsewhere in the news:

No turning back on fit-to-work test (The Guardian)

Concerns remain over London transport for disabled (BBC News)

Disabled people rely on travel concessions (The Guardian)

Disability hate crimes up a fifth (The Independent)

Could the 2012 Paralympics erase the word 'disability'? (BBC News)

Europe's mental health (The Economist)

Gail Porter 'still angry' about being sectioned (BBC News)

Visually impaired youngsters perform an impromptu flash mob dance at the Millennium Centre in Wales (Your Cardiff)

London department store Selfridges reveals the biggest ever UK exhibition of works by artists with developmental and physical disabilities (The Guardian)

Meet the amazing piano prodigy who can breeze through Tchaikovsky and Mozart...despite being blind (The Mail Online)